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Meaning of Chameleon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
kəˈmi.li.ən

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. A person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances.
  3. 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
العربية الحرباء حرباء
Català camaleó
Čeština chameleon
Dansk kamæleon
Esperanto ĥameleono
Español camaleón
Suomi Kameleontti
Galego camaleón
ગુજરાતી કાચંડો
עברית זיקית
हिन्दी गिरगिट
Magyar kaméleon
Bahasa Indonesia bunglon
Íslenska kameljón kamelljón
Italiano camaleonte
ქართული ქამელეონი
한국어 카멜레온
Malagasy tandrondro
Македонски камелеон
മലയാളം ഓന്ത്
Bahasa Melayu sesumpah sumpah-sumpah
Malti kamaleont
မြန်မာဘာသာ ပုတ်သင်ညို
Nederlands kameleon
Polski kameleon
Português camaleão
Română cameleon
Русский хамелеон
Српски kameleon камелеон
Svenska kameleont
தமிழ் பச்சோந்தி
తెలుగు తొడ
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.
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