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con⋅stant
[kon-stuh
nt]
–adjective
| 1. | not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable: All conditions during the three experiments were constant. |
| 2. | continuing without pause or letup; unceasing: constant noise. |
| 3. | regularly recurrent; continual; persistent: He found it impossible to work with constant interruption. |
| 4. | faithful; unswerving in love, devotion, etc.: a constant lover. |
| 5. | steadfast; firm in mind or purpose; resolute. |
| 6. | Obsolete. certain; confident. |
–noun
| 7. | something that does not or cannot change or vary. |
| 8. | Physics. a number expressing a property, quantity, or relation that remains unchanged under specified conditions. |
| 9. | Mathematics. a quantity assumed to be unchanged throughout a given discussion. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L constant- (s. of constāns, prp. of constāre to stand firm), equiv. to con- con- + stā- stand + -nt- prp. suffix
1350–1400; ME < L constant- (s. of constāns, prp. of constāre to stand firm), equiv. to con- con- + stā- stand + -nt- prp. suffix

Related forms:
con⋅stant⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. unchanging, immutable, permanent. 2. perpetual, unremitting, uninterrupted. 3. incessant, ceaseless. 4. loyal, staunch, true. See faithful. 5. steady, unwavering, unswerving.
1. unchanging, immutable, permanent. 2. perpetual, unremitting, uninterrupted. 3. incessant, ceaseless. 4. loyal, staunch, true. See faithful. 5. steady, unwavering, unswerving.
Antonyms:
1. changeable. 2. fitful. 3. sporadic. 4. unreliable. 5. wavering.
1. changeable. 2. fitful. 3. sporadic. 4. unreliable. 5. wavering.
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con·stant (kŏn'stənt) adj.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cōnstāns, cōnstant-, present participle of cōnstāre, to stand firm : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.] con'stant·ly adv. |
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Constantly
Con"stant*ly\, adv. With constancy; steadily; continually; perseveringly; without cessation; uniformly. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. --Acts. xii. 15.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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