Definitions for chameleon

• Definition
• Anagrams (398)

chameleon cha·me·le·on

Spelling: [kuh-mee-lee-uh n, -meel-y Chameleon is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 398 anagrams from letters in chameleon (aceehlmno).

Definitions for chameleon

noun

1. any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.
2. any of several American lizards capable of changing the color of the skin, especially Anolis carolinensis (American chameleon) of the southeastern U.S.
3. a changeable, fickle, or inconstant person.
4. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. Chamaeleon.
5. a small southern constellation between Musca and Hydrus.

Origin of chameleon

1300-50; variant of chamaeleon Latin Greek chamailéōn, equivalent to chamaí on the ground, dwarf (akin to humus) + léōn lion; replacing Midd

Examples for chameleon

You have to be an everyman and chameleon, so that every bit of you is involved in the end.

Lonnie didn't stop to question if it really was essence of chameleon juice.

Not that mine is altogether a chameleon spirit, with no hue of its own.

While he could be a chameleon on the international stage, he was never a man of dialogue on the domestic front.

He is also a chameleon, he says, able to adapt his personality to appease any audience.

During the day, no doubt, she melted into the sky like a chameleon.

Far from a crude warlord, he was a chameleon, equally comfortable as a preacher or a warrior.

I named my chameleon "Cross-ci Cross-a," in honour of Mr. Cross.

It is not pleasant to have you imitate the chameleon, in this manner.

These days, Dougherty calls McCain a “chameleon” who is “flopping all over the place” to make himself attractive to voters.