protean

1. 1.

   taking on different forms

   “eyes...of that baffling protean grey which is never twice the same”

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Questions about protean

What does protean mean?

protean means "taking on different forms".

How many syllables are in protean?

protean has 3 syllables: pro-te-an. The stress falls on "te". In IPA it is /pɹoʊˈtiən/.

Is protean a common word?

protean is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.