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inconstancy

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in⋅con⋅stant

  [in-kon-stuhnt]
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–adjective
not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME inconstaunt < L inconstant- (s. 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.

Antonyms:
steady.
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in·con·stan·cy   (ĭn-kŏn'stən-sē)   
n.   pl. in·con·stan·cies

  1. The state or quality of being eccentrically variable or fickle.

  2. An instance of being eccentrically variable or fickle.

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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·con·stant
Pronunciation: 'in-'kän(t)-st&nt
Function: adjective
: not always present inconstant muscle>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

inconstant in·con·stant (ĭn-kŏn'stənt)
adj.

  1. Changing or varying, especially often and without discernible pattern or reason.

  2. Relating to a structure that normally may or may not be present.

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