in constancy
stənt adjective
not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English inconstaunt < Latin inconstant- (stem of inconstāns) changeable. See in-3, constant
1375–1425; late Middle English inconstaunt < Latin inconstant- (stem of inconstāns) changeable. See in-3, constant
Related forms
in·con·stan·cy, noun
in·con·stant·ly, adverb
Synonyms
moody, capricious, vacillating, wavering; undependable, unstable, unsettled, uncertain; mutable, mercurial, volatile. See fickle.
moody, capricious, vacillating, wavering; undependable, unstable, unsettled, uncertain; mutable, mercurial, volatile. See fickle.
Antonyms
steady.
steady.
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inconstant (ɪnˈkɒnstənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not constant; variable |
| 2. | fickle |
| in'constancy | |
| —n | |
| in'constantly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
inconstant
1402, "fickle, not steadfast," from M.Fr. inconstant, from L. inconstantem, from in- "not" + constantem (see constant).
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inconstant in·con·stant (ĭn-kŏn'stənt)
adj.
Changing or varying, especially often and without discernible pattern or reason.
Relating to a structure that normally may or may not be present.
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