fickleness

Meanings

• adjective

  Unreliability; unstable in allegiance, affection, or support; given to change.

• Subject to change; unpredictable.

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Variants

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fickle , fickleness , ficklenesses , fickler , ficklest , fickly

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Etymology

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From Middle English flickelen to be unstable, changeable, from flicken to move lightly, flutter, perhaps related to Old Norse flikja to move lightly, flutter.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'fickleness' appears in the King James Version of the Bible in the book of Proverbs (14:18).

2. Fickleness is a common theme in romantic poetry, where it is often used to describe the unpredictability of love.

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Related Concepts

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1. Unreliability: Fickleness is a type of unreliability, where one is subject to change or unpredictability in their actions or feelings.

2. Instability: Fickleness is a form of instability, where one's allegiance, affection, or support can shift unexpectedly.

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Quotes

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1. The Weak will suck up to the Strong, for fear of losing their jobs and their money and all the "fickle" power they wielded only twenty-four hours ago.

   - Hunter S. Thompson,{it}Rolling Stone{/it},11 Nov. 2004

2. A failed play was a denial of what Odets was owed, for he was chasing the public no differently than did his bourgeois and nonrevolutionary contemporaries, a public as "fickle" as it always was and is.

   - Arthur Miller,{it}Harper's{/it},March 1999

3. The corporate fan who has replaced the core fan is a "fickle" beast, choosy about which games he'll use his precious free time to attend.

   - E. M. Swift,{it}Sports Illustrated{/it},15 May 2000

4. War is like hard-drug abuse or a "fickle" lover, an apparently contradictory bolt of compulsion, agony and ecstasy that draws you back in the face of better judgment time and time again.

   - Anthony Loyd,{it}My War Gone By{/it},1999

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Culture

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Fickleness is a common human trait that has been explored in various forms of literature and art. For instance, in Shakespeare's play 'The Winter's Tale,' the character Hermione is accused of being fickle but is later proven to be loyal and steadfast. In modern times, fickleness is often portrayed as a negative trait, suggesting a lack of commitment or reliability.

How to Memorize "fickleness"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a weather vane that constantly changes direction, representing the unpredictability of fickleness.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'fickleness' with the image of a person who frequently changes their mind or emotions.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Fickle Friends Fade Fast,' to help memorize the meaning of fickleness.

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