Meaning of Chameleon | Babel Free
kəˈmi.li.ənDefinitions
- A small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
- A person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances.
- A hypothetical scalar particle with a non-linear self-interaction, giving it an effective mass that depends on its environment: the presence of other fields.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
verkleurmannetjie
አማርኛ
እስስት
Català
camaleó
Čeština
chameleon
Cymraeg
madfall symudliw
Dansk
kamæleon
Esperanto
ĥameleono
Español
camaleón
Suomi
Kameleontti
Galego
camaleón
ગુજરાતી
કાચંડો
עברית
זיקית
हिन्दी
गिरगिट
Magyar
kaméleon
Bahasa Indonesia
bunglon
Italiano
camaleonte
ქართული
ქამელეონი
한국어
카멜레온
Malagasy
tandrondro
Македонски
камелеон
മലയാളം
ഓന്ത്
Malti
kamaleont
မြန်မာဘာသာ
ပုတ်သင်ညို
Nederlands
kameleon
Polski
kameleon
Português
camaleão
Română
cameleon
Русский
хамелеон
Svenska
kameleont
தமிழ்
பச்சோந்தி
తెలుగు
తొడ
ไทย
คาเมเลี่ยน
Tagalog
hunyango
Türkçe
bukalemun
Tiếng Việt
tắc kè hoa
Examples
“Milk of chameleon was recommended as an erotic stimulant by Avicenna.”
“A contagious neuro-ego-disease. A virus sticking to liars. We're the self-centered fuel to boost the new strain of fire. Adapting, shifting, lacking opinion. Our numbers exceeding the billions. Everly walking among ourselves down the corridor of chameleons.”
“He is a political chameleon, as charming to business leaders he met privately in Aberdeen on Friday night as he has been inspiring to distressed and desperate Labour defectors in Glasgow and beyond.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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