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chameleonic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Resembling a chameleon: readily changing color or other attributes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chameleon-like

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English chameleon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English chameleonic From chameleon + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: camaleònic — readily changing color or other attributes
  • Galician: camaleónico — readily changing color or other attributes
  • German: sehr wechselhaft — readily changing color or other attributes
  • Italian: camaleontico — readily changing color or other attributes
  • Portuguese: camaleónico — readily changing color or other attributes
  • Portuguese: camaleônico — readily changing color or other attributes
  • Spanish: camaleónico — readily changing color or other attributes
  • Swedish: kameleontisk — readily changing color or other attributes