English-Thai Dictionary

protean

ADJ ซึ่ง เปลี่ยนแปลง ได้มา ก  ซึ่ง เปลี่ยนรูป หลากหลาย  mutable variable changeable sueng-pian-plang-dai-mak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROTEAN

a.Pertaining to Proteus; readily assuming different shapes. [See Proteus. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROTEAN

PROTEAN Pro "te *an, a.

 

1. Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus. " Protean transformations." Cudworth.

 

2. Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms; as, an amoeba is a protean animalcule.

 

PROTEANLY

PROTEANLY Pro "te *an *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a protean manner. Cudworth.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

protean

pro te an |ˈprōtēən, prōˈtēən ˈproʊdiən proʊˈtiən | ▶adjective tending or able to change frequently or easily: it is difficult to comprehend the whole of this protean subject. • able to do many different things; versatile: Shostakovich was a remarkably protean composer, one at home in a wide range of styles. DERIVATIVES pro te an ism |-ˌnizəm |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Proteus + -an .

 

Oxford Dictionary

protean

protean |ˈprəʊtɪən, prəʊˈtiːən | ▶adjective tending or able to change frequently or easily: it is difficult to comprehend the whole of this protean subject. • able to do many different things; versatile: protean thinkers who scan the horizons of work and society. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Proteus + -an .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

protean

protean adjective 1 the protean nature of mental disorders: ever-changing, variable, changeable, mutable, kaleidoscopic, inconstant, inconsistent, unstable, shifting, unsettled, fluctuating, fluid, wavering, vacillating, mercurial, volatile; technical labile. ANTONYMS constant, consistent. 2 a remarkably protean composer: versatile, adaptable, flexible, all-around, multifaceted, multitalented, many-sided. ANTONYMS limited.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

protean

protean adjective 1 the diverse and protean nature of mental disorders: ever-changing, variable, changeable, mutable, kaleidoscopic, erratic, quicksilver, inconstant, inconsistent, unstable, unsteady, shifting, uneven, unsettled, fluctuating, chameleon-like, chameleonic; fluid, wavering, vacillating, mercurial, volatile, unpredictable, wayward, unreliable, undependable; technical labile; rare stayless, changeful. ANTONYMS constant, consistent. 2 Shostakovich was a remarkably protean composer: versatile, adaptable, flexible, all-round, multifaceted, multitalented, many-sided, resourceful, malleable. ANTONYMS limited.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

protean

pro te an /próʊtiən |prə (ʊ )tí (ː )ən /形容詞 ｟かたく 文 ｠変幻自在な .