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chameleonic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English chameleon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English chameleonic From chameleon + -ic.

Meanings

1. Resembling a chameleon: readily changing color or other attributes.
   • But it's worth noting that, despite the dancers' skintight unitards (of a chameleonic fabric that picked up whatever color shone on it), the sexes are barely distinguishable. 1988 April 15, Laura Molzahn, “Labor Movement”, in Chicago Reader:
   • David Johansen, the chameleonic and charismatic vocalist who fronted the New York Dolls and found solo success under the moniker Buster Poindexter, died on Friday, his publicist confirmed to NPR. 2025 March 1, Annie Zaleski, “David Johansen, who fronted the New York Dolls, dies at 75”, in NPR:

Forms

Deriveds

chameleonically

Synonyms

chameleon-like

Translations (8)

pt camaleônico (readily changing color or other attributes) · ca camaleònic (readily changing color or other attributes) · sv kameleontisk (readily changing color or other attributes) · de sehr wechselhaft (readily changing color or other attributes) · pt camaleónico (readily changing color or other attributes) · it camaleontico (readily changing color or other attributes) · gl camaleónico (readily changing color or other attributes) · es camaleónico (readily changing color or other attributes)