[Vocabulary] Fluctuant or Fluctuating

[Will17]

Hello!

I can't really figure out which word is best in these cases, can you help me?

-My schedule is rather fluctuant.

-I have a fluctuating schedule.

Cheers

W

 

[Rover_KE]

I didn't know fluctuant existed until I read this.

My dictionary says it's used in literary or technical contexts, so it wouldn't be appropriate in your sentence.

Rover

 

[Barb_D]

I'm into my fifth decade of life without ever having seen, heard, or used fluctuant before. I had to look it up to believe it was a real word. It appears you've used it correctly, but most native speakers would not know this word -- or I should say, most people in the U.S. Perhaps this useful word is in greater use elsewhere.

If you want another word to use, try "variable."

 

[billmcd]

Hello!

I can't really figure out which word is best in these cases, can you help me?

-My schedule is rather fluctuant.

-I have a fluctuating schedule.

Cheers

W

I would prefer "fluctuating schedule".

 

[5jj]

or I should say, most people in the U.S."

And in the UK. I thought it did not exist until you and Rover said that you had looked it up, and that it did.

 

[Barb_D]

Rover's dictionary must be more complete than mine, though. I didn't see the note about technical contexts.

 

[Rover_KE]

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