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    chameleon-like

    adjective

    • 1. changing one's opinions, behaviour, or appearance according to the situation: "with chameleon-like ease, they present the right image for the right audience"

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  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'chameleon-like' - Collins Online Dictionary

    chameleon-like in British English. adjective. 1. having the ability to adapt quickly to different environments or circumstances. 2. exhibiting changeability or fickleness in behaviour, opinions, or loyalties. The word chameleon-like is derived from chameleon, shown below. Collins English Dictionary.

  3. www.thefreedictionary.com › chameleon-likeChameleon-like - definition of chameleon-like by The Free...

    1. (Animals) any lizard of the family Chamaeleontidae of Africa and Madagascar, having long slender legs, a prehensile tail and tongue, and the ability to change colour. 2. a changeable or fickle person. [C14: from Latin chamaeleon, from Greek khamaileōn, from khamai on the ground + leōn lion] chameleonic adj. chaˈmeleon-ˌlike adj.

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  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › chameleon-like_adjchameleon-like adjective & adverb - Oxford English Dictionary

    The earliest known use of the word chameleon-like is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for chameleon-like is from 1589, in the writing of ‘Pasquill of England’.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHAMELEON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CHAMELEON definition: 1. a lizard that changes skin colour to match what surrounds it so that it cannot be seen 2. a…. Learn more.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCHAMELEON | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CHAMELEON meaning: 1. a lizard that changes skin colour to match what surrounds it so that it cannot be seen 2. a…. Learn more.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › chameleonChameleon Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CHAMELEON is any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal Old World lizards with prehensile tail, independently movable eyeballs, and unusual ability to change the color of the skin. How to use chameleon in a sentence.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › chameleon-likechameleon-like - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    chameleon-like (comparative more chameleon-like, superlative most chameleon-like) Having the characteristics of a chameleon. Synonym: chameleonic