Definition of FICKLE

fickle

Adjective Satellite

  • marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
    • "fickle friends"
  • liable to sudden unpredictable change
    • "fickle weather"

Adj

  • Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
  • Changeable.

Verb

  • To deceive, flatter.
  • To puzzle, perplex, nonplus.

Adjective

  • Changing frequently, especially as regards loyalties or affections; not constant.

Examples

  • fickle breeze
  • fickle stock market
  • His FICKLE strategies often led to unpredictable and ultimately losing Scrabble games.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fikil, fikel, from Old English ficol (“fickle, cunning, tricky, deceitful”), equivalent to fike + -le. More at fike.

Scrabble Score: 15

fickle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fickle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fickle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

fickle: valid Words With Friends Word