Protean

Pro′te-an

,

Adj.

1.

Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus.

“ Protean transformations.”

Cudworth.

2.

Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms;

as, an amœba is a

protean

animalcule

.

Protean

PRO'TEAN

,

Adj.

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

Protean

See also: protean

English

Adjective

Protean

Of or relating to Proteus

Synonyms

protean

Anagrams

operant, pronate, tropane

protean

See also: Protean

English

Adjective

protean ‎(comparative more protean, superlative most protean)

Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.

An amoeba is a protean animalcule.

His plots and protean characters plunge readers into the world of fable, yet their universal appeal, as this biography shows, is deeply rooted in the particularity of Garcia Marquez’s own idiosyncratic early life...
- William A. Henry III:
  He loved to show off his protean talent.
Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus.

Translations

exceedingly variable

Czech: protéovský
Dutch: wisselvallig (nl), veelvormig (nl)
Finnish: monimuotoinen (fi), muuntautumiskykyinen, kameleonttimainen
French: variable (fr), changeant (fr), instable (fr), protéiforme (fr)

Polish: zmienny (pl) m
Serbo-Croatian: protejski (sh), nestalan (sh)
Spanish: proteico

of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus

Dutch: proteïsch
French: protéique (fr)

Serbo-Croatian: protejski (sh)

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