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