fickleness

/ˈfɪkəɫnəs/ noun

The quality of being fickle.

Word Origin Fickle comes from Old English ficol, meaning 'deceitful, treacherous' — so fickleness originally meant deceitfulness. Over time, the sense shifted to 'changeable, inconstant' because a deceitful person is unreliable. The word fidgety might be related, suggesting restless movement. The -ness suffix turns the adjective into a noun.

noun The quality of being fickle. countable

Her fickleness in relationships made it difficult to trust her commitments.

(名词) 反复无常;朝三暮四;见异思迁;三心二意

她在感情中的反复无常让人难以相信她的承诺。

(sustantivo) inconstancia; volubilidad; veleidad; capricho [La cualidad de ser inconstante o voluble.]

Su inconstancia en las relaciones hacía difícil confiar en sus compromisos.

(nom) inconstance; versatilité; volage; légèreté [Caractère d'une personne versatile et inconstante dans ses sentiments, ses goûts ou ses décisions.]

Sa fickleness dans ses relations rendait difficile de se fier à ses promesses.

(Substantiv) Unbeständigkeit; Wankelmut; Launenhaftigkeit [Die Eigenschaft, unbeständig, wankelmütig oder unzuverlässig in Meinungen, Gefühlen oder Entscheidungen zu sein.]

Ihre **Fickleness** in Beziehungen machte es schwer, ihren Versprechungen zu trauen.

(名詞) 移り気であること。気まぐれで一貫性がない性質。

人間関係における彼女の移り気のせいで、彼女の約束を信頼するのは難しかった。

(substantivo) volubilidade; inconstância; capricho; leviandade [A qualidade de ser volúvel.]

A **volubilidade** dela nos relacionamentos dificultava confiar em seus compromissos.

Word parts: fickle + ness

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