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mutability

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmjuːtəˈbɪlɪti/
  • General-American: /ˌmjutəˈbɪlɪti/
  • General-American: [ˌmjuɾəˈbɪləɾi]
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality or state of being mutable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quality of being capable of mutation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mutableness

Antonyms: immutability

Broader terms: changeableness, changeability

Narrower terms: alterability, vicissitude

History

Etymology

From Middle English mutabilite, from Old French mutabilite, from Latin mutabilitas; equivalent to mutable + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: променливост (promenlivost) — quality or state of being mutable
  • Bulgarian: изменчивост (izmenčivost) — quality or state of being mutable
  • Finnish: muuttuvuus — quality or state of being mutable
  • Galician: mutabilidade — quality or state of being mutable
  • German: Mutabilität — quality or state of being mutable
  • German: Veränderbarkeit — quality or state of being mutable
  • German: Veränderlichkeit — quality or state of being mutable
  • Italian: mutevolezza — quality or state of being mutable
  • Manx: yn-arreeaght — quality or state of being mutable
  • Middle English: mutabilite — quality or state of being mutable
  • Middle English: unstedefastnesse — quality or state of being mutable
  • Spanish: mutabilidad — quality or state of being mutable