mutable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English mutable, from Old French mutable, from Latin mutabilis (“liable to change”). By surface analysis, muta- +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmjuːtəbəl/, [ˈmjuːtəbl̩] Homophone: muteable === Adjective === mutable (comparative more mutable, superlative most mutable) Changeable, dynamic, evolutive; inclined to change, evolve, mutate. (programming, of a variable) Having a value that is changeable during program execution. (astrology) Being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy. Synonym: bicorporeal Coordinate terms: cardinal, fixed ==== Antonyms ==== immutable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== alterable nonimmutable === Noun === mutable (plural mutables) Something mutable; a variable or value that can change. === Anagrams === atumble == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /my.tabl/ === Adjective === mutable (plural mutables) mutable, changeable (programming) mutable === Further reading === “mutable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French mutable, from Latin mutabilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /miu̯ˈtaːbəl/, /miu̯ˈtaːblə/ === Adjective === mutable (Late Middle English) mutable, changeable, variable wavering, fickle ==== Related terms ==== immutable ==== Descendants ==== English: mutable ==== References ==== “mūtāble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /muˈtable/ [muˈt̪a.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: mu‧ta‧ble === Adjective === mutable m or f (masculine and feminine plural mutables) rare form of mudable === Further reading === “mutable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025