protean Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite taking on different forms
    • eyes...of that baffling protean grey which is never twice the same

WordNet

Pro"te*an adjective
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus. " Protean transformations." Cudworth.
  2. Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms; as, an amoeba is a protean animalcule. 3. displaying great variety or versatility.

Webster 1913