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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·stant   (ĭn-kŏn'stənt)   
adj.  
  1. Changing or varying, especially often and without discernible pattern or reason.
  2. Fickle; faithless.
in·con'stant·ly adv.
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Inconstant

In*con"stant\, a. [L. inconstans: cf. F. inconstant. See In- not, and Constant.] Not constant; not stable or uniform; subject to change of character, appearance, opinion, inclination, or purpose, etc.; not firm; unsteady; fickle; changeable; variable; -- said of persons or things; as, inconstant in love or friendship. "The inconstant moon." --Shak.

While we, inquiring phantoms of a day, Inconstant as the shadows we survey! --Boyse.

Syn: Mutable; fickle; volatile; unsteady; unstable; changeable; variable; wavering; fluctuating.
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Language Translation for : inconstant
Spanish: inconstante, voluble,
German: unbeständig,
Japanese: 変わりやすい
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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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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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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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