fickle

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɪk.əl/ Rhymes: -ɪkəl === Etymology 1 === From Middle English fikil, fikel, from Old English ficol (“fickle, cunning, tricky, deceitful”), equivalent to fike +‎ -le. More at fike. ==== Adjective ==== fickle (comparative fickler or more fickle, superlative ficklest or most fickle) Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable. Synonyms: flighty, capricious, mercurial (figurative) Changeable. Synonyms: erratic, vertiginous, roving 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)[1] ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English fikelen, from fikel (“fickle”); see above. Cognate with Low German fikkelen (“to deceive, flatter”), German ficklen, ficheln (“to deceive, flatter”). ==== Verb ==== fickle (third-person singular simple present fickles, present participle fickling, simple past and past participle fickled) (transitive) To deceive, flatter. (transitive, UK dialectal) To puzzle, perplex, nonplus. === Anagrams === Fickel