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1 Fickle
adj.So fickle are the ways of fortune: V. ὡς ἐφήμεροι τύχαι (Eur., Heracl. 866).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Fickle
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Fickle — Fic kle, a. [OE. fikel untrustworthy, deceitful, AS. ficol, fr. fic, gefic, fraud, deceit; cf. f[=a]cen deceit, OS. f?kn, OHG. feichan, Icel. feikn portent. Cf. {Fidget}.] Not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind; not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fortune — For tune (f[^o]r t[ u]n; 135), n. [F. fortune, L. fortuna; akin to fors, fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to bear, bring. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Fortuitous}.] 1. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fortune book — Fortune For tune (f[^o]r t[ u]n; 135), n. [F. fortune, L. fortuna; akin to fors, fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to bear, bring. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Fortuitous}.] 1. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fortune hunter — Fortune For tune (f[^o]r t[ u]n; 135), n. [F. fortune, L. fortuna; akin to fors, fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to bear, bring. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Fortuitous}.] 1. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fortune teller — Fortune For tune (f[^o]r t[ u]n; 135), n. [F. fortune, L. fortuna; akin to fors, fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to bear, bring. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Fortuitous}.] 1. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fortune telling — Fortune For tune (f[^o]r t[ u]n; 135), n. [F. fortune, L. fortuna; akin to fors, fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to bear, bring. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Fortuitous}.] 1. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fortune — n 1.(all as determined by wealth) position, place, situation; station, status, standing, footing, rank; level, grade, class; conditions, circumstances. 2. capital, assets, worth; income, money, revenue; stock, substance, possessions, means;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
wheel of fortune — Synonyms and related words: April showers, Chance, Dame Fortune, Fortuna, Fortune, Friday, Friday the thirteenth, Lady Luck, Luck, Proteus, appointed lot, astral influences, astrology, blind Chance, book of fate, chameleon, cloud shapes,… … Moby Thesaurus
fick´le|ness — fick|le «FIHK uhl», adjective. 1. changing; not constant; likely to change without reason: »fickle fortune, a fickle lover. SYNONYM(S): inconstant, unstable, unsteady, capricious, volatile. 2. likely to change in aspect or nature; uncertain:… … Useful english dictionary
fick|le — «FIHK uhl», adjective. 1. changing; not constant; likely to change without reason: »fickle fortune, a fickle lover. SYNONYM(S): inconstant, unstable, unsteady, capricious, volatile. 2. likely to change in aspect or nature; uncertain: »fickle… … Useful english dictionary
Boethius, Anicius Manlius Severinus — (ca. 480–ca. 526) Boethius was a late Roman statesman, philosopher, and poet.He is best known for his CONSOLATION OF PHILOSOPHY, written while he languished in prison at Pavia awaiting his eventual execution under Theodoric the Ostrogoth. The… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature