Английский Этимологический словарь - fickle
Связанные словари
Fickle
fickle
Рейтинг статьи:
См. в других словарях
1.
~ adj 1 someone who is fickle is always changing their mind about people or things that they like, so that you cannot depend on them (an unpredictable and fickle lover) 2 something such as weather that is fickle often changes suddenly - fickleness n (the fickleness of fame) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
1. If you describe someone as fickle, you disapprove of them because they keep changing their mind about what they like or want. The group has been notoriously fickle in the past. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval • fickleness ...the fickleness of businessmen and politicians. N-UNCOUNT: usu N of n 2. If you say that something is fickle, you mean that it often changes and is unreliable. Orta’s weather can be fickle. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
adjective Etymology: Middle English fikel deceitful, inconstant, from Old English ficol deceitful; akin to Old English befician to deceive, and probably to Old English fah hostile — more at foe Date: 13th century marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability ; given to erratic changeableness Synonyms: see inconstant • ~ness noun • fickly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
adj. inconstant, changeable, esp. in loyalty. Derivatives fickleness n. fickly adv. Etymology: OE ficol; cf. befician deceive, f{aelig}cne deceitful ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
6.
1. непостоянный, переменный fickle disposition —- непостоянный (неустойчивый характер fickle weather —- неустойчивая погода fickle friends —- неверные друзья fickle health —- слабое здоровье fickle crop —- с-х. неустойчивая культура 2. озадачивать, ставить в тупик ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Англо-русский словарь
Вопрос-ответ:
Ссылка для сайта или блога:
Ссылка для форума (bb-код):
Самые популярные термины
1 | 3741 | |
2 | 3384 | |
3 | 3166 | |
4 | 2956 | |
5 | 2037 | |
6 | 1905 | |
7 | 1885 | |
8 | 1853 | |
9 | 1804 | |
10 | 1660 | |
11 | 1606 | |
12 | 1332 | |
13 | 1317 | |
14 | 1251 | |
15 | 1230 | |
16 | 1166 | |
17 | 1156 | |
18 | 1114 | |
19 | 1097 | |
20 | 1073 |