chameleon person who changes opinions 22 realizations
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Afrikaans
lexeme verkleurmannetjie
meaning 1 chameleon
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meaning 2 person with inconstant behavior
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NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme χαμαιλέων
meaning 1 chameleon
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meaning 2 social chameleon
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comment It was used figuratively already in the writings by Aristotle and Plutarch
NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Burmese
lexeme pou' thin njou (ပုတ်သင်ညို)
meaning 1 yes-man, person who always agrees with their employer or superior
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meaning 2 hypocrite, dissembler
reference SEAlang Burmrse
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NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Cantonese Chinese
lexeme bin3 sik1 lung4 (變色龍)
meaning 1 chameleon
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meaning 2 opportunist; fickle person
reference English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Catalan
lexeme camaleó
meaning 1 chameleon
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meaning 2 person, especially a politician, who changes his or her opinion
reference DIEC2
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NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme kameleon
meaning 1 chameleon
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meaning 2 hypocrite, dissembler (one who easily changes his opinion and actions, an unstable character, who easily changes his political orientation)


reference HJP
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NEW Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Dutch
lexeme kameleon
meaning 1 chameleon
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meaning 2 someone who changes opinions, allegiance, etc.

Die politicus is een echte kameleon: hij verandert moeiteloos van opinie en nu zelfs opnieuw van partij!


That politician is a true weathervane: he changes opinions effortlessly, now even switched parties again!

reference HWNF
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NEW Realization 8
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme chameleon
meaning 1 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
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meaning 2 person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances

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. (2014 September 8, Michael White, “Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe”, in The Guardian)

reference OED
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NEW Realization 9
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme caméléon
meaning 1 chameleon
direction
meaning 2 one who changes his opinion according to circumstances
reference CNRTL
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NEW Realization 10
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme Chamäleon
meaning 1 chameleon
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meaning 2 a fickle, changeable person who quickly changes their beliefs depending on their surroundings
reference DWDS
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NEW Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Gujarati
lexeme kācaṇḍo (કાચંડો)
meaning 1 chameleon
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meaning 2 a person with inconstant behavior
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NEW Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Hakka Chinese
lexeme pien-set-liùng (變色龍)
meaning 1 chameleon
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meaning 2 opportunist; fickle person
reference English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme kaméleon
meaning 1 chameleon
direction
meaning 2 hypocrite, dissembler (an unstable person who changes her beliefs and views unprincipledly, always adapting to the current situation)
reference MEK 1978
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NEW Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Macedonian
lexeme камелеон
meaning 1 chameleon
direction
meaning 2 hypocrite, dissembler

 Тој е сплеткар и камелеон од најнизок ред.


He is a schemer and a dissembler of the lowest order.

reference ODRMJ
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NEW Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme biànsèlóng (變色龍)
meaning 1 chameleon
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meaning 2 opportunist; fickle person
reference English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Modern Hebrew
lexeme zikít (זִיקִית / זִקִּית)
meaning 1 chameleon
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meaning 2 hypocrite, dissembler
reference <personally collected data>
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https://terms.hebrew-academy.org.il/Home/Advanced?SearchBy=1&SearchType=3&SearchString=%D7%96%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%AA

NEW Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Polish
lexeme kameleon
meaning 1 chameleon

Niewiele brakowało, by spadł na ziemię, ale uratował go ogon, którym zdążył uchwycić gałązki. Ogon jest bardzo długi. Kameleon miał blisko 30 centymetrów, a na ogon przypadała połowa [...]. Widzieliśmy, jak młody kameleon w ciągu zaledwie kwadransa zmieniał nie tylko kolory, ale nawet i wzory na skórze.  NKJP: Nuria Selva Fernandez, Adam Wajrak: Mistrzowie kamuflażu, Gazeta Wyborcza, 1996-12-20

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meaning 2 a person who is unstable because they have unstable views and change them depending on the situation in order to gain their own benefits

[...] jak widzimy, nie zmienia barw partyjnych jak inni nasi kochani politycy - kameleoni, dziś tu, jutro tam, na zasadzie moralności obrotowej. NKJP: Gazeta Radomszczańska, 2009-09-16

reference WSJP
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NEW Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme камелеон (kameleon)
meaning 1 chameleon
direction
meaning 2 hypocrite, dissembler (a man who changes his opinion and behavior according to circumstances and needs)
reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 518
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NEW Realization 19
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme camaleón
meaning 1 chameleon
direction
meaning 2 person with inconsistent behavior
reference DRAE
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NEW Realization 20
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme kameleont
meaning 1 chameleon
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meaning 2 177 / 5 000 highly changeable person, person with a volatile, changeable mind; person who shows himself completely differently on different occasions; often special: person who, with his own advantage in mind
reference SAOB
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NEW Realization 21
type Polysemy
language Tagalog
lexeme 1 hunyangò
lexeme 2 hunyanguín
meaning 1 chameleon
direction
meaning 2 hypocrite
reference Krus, Ignašev 1959: 155
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NEW Realization 22
type Polysemy
language Tamil
lexeme paccōnti (பச்சோந்தி)
meaning 1 chameleon
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meaning 2 opportunist
reference Ramakrishnan 1992
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