HyperDic: protean

English > 1 sense of the word protean:
ADJECTIVEallproteantaking on different forms
protean > pronunciation
Soundsprowtiy'ahn; prow'tiyahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > protean: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningtaking on different forms.
Example"eyes...of that baffling protean grey which is never twice the same"
Broadervariableliable to or capable of change
Spanishproteico, proteínico
Catalanproteic
NounsProteus(Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon

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