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protean
adjective
pro·te·an ˈprō-tē-ən 
prō-ˈtē-
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Proteus was the original master of disguise. According to Greek mythology, the grizzled old shepherd of Poseidon's sea creatures possessed the gift of prophecy but didn't like to share his knowledge. Proteus would escape those who wanted to question him by changing his shape. The only way to get a straight answer from him was to sneak up behind him during his midday nap and hold onto him (while he frantically changed from shape to shape) until he eventually revealed what he knew. The adjective protean describes anyone or anything that is as mutable and adaptable as the mythological sea-shepherd.
Synonyms
Example Sentences
a protean actor who is equally comfortable with light comedy and serious drama
Recent Examples on the Web All of Aviv’s subjects, herself included, live at the mercy of social and medical constructions, and yet strive to shape and reshape their irreducible, protean selves. 
Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 The show's politics were either protean or static in a changing world. Darren Franich, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Democracy is a famously protean term, and Frankfurter too often failed to appreciate that the judiciary’s invalidation of laws can support democratic values rather than subvert them. Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022 The Armory has been a protean play space, some inspiring combination of coliseum, soundstage and great chamber. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 The Sun is dying and a bomb the size of Manhattan is all that can save it in this thrill ride from protean filmmaker Danny Boyle. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2022 When a protean hermeneutic rules, confusion inevitably results. WSJ, 12 May 2022 Making decisions about what is or isn’t safe in a protean pandemic is a mental workout, essentially asking your brain to do burpees in a funhouse of distorted logic. Lila Thulin, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2022 English is a big, big language — a sprawling, protean language — adopting and assimilating words and phrases from all over the world. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2022 See More
Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022 The show's politics were either protean or static in a changing world. Darren Franich, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Democracy is a famously protean term, and Frankfurter too often failed to appreciate that the judiciary’s invalidation of laws can support democratic values rather than subvert them. Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022 The Armory has been a protean play space, some inspiring combination of coliseum, soundstage and great chamber. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 The Sun is dying and a bomb the size of Manhattan is all that can save it in this thrill ride from protean filmmaker Danny Boyle. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2022 When a protean hermeneutic rules, confusion inevitably results. WSJ, 12 May 2022 Making decisions about what is or isn’t safe in a protean pandemic is a mental workout, essentially asking your brain to do burpees in a funhouse of distorted logic. Lila Thulin, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2022 English is a big, big language — a sprawling, protean language — adopting and assimilating words and phrases from all over the world. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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