inconstancy
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8.6
- noun
- /ɪnˈkɒnstənsi/
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inconstancia
- The weakness that is Carlyle's "artistic side" embraces more than a penchant for art books and opera music: what the text goes on to identify is Carlyle's inconstancy and inconsistency.
Examples
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Florine uses her time in the chamber to reproach Charmant for his inconstancy: "You have forgotten me, you love my unworthy rival!"
Academic text (2016) -
She'd pursed her lips and nodded then, muttering something about the inconstancy of the male gender and the sorry lot of wives and children.
Fiction book (1996) -
The inconstancy of the relationship with the United States has greatly bothered Pakistanis.
Academic text (2003) -
One may wonder what the countess and her consort will have to bind their love once the desired object has been attained, for inconstancy and, it cannot be ignored, hypocrisy have united them.
Academic text (2000) -
I realized, too late, that she interpreted my leaving the settlement with my mother, after the disappearance of my father, as abandonment, as a form of infidelity, as inconstancy, and maybe even as willful cruelty.
Fiction book (2001) -
Here, the irony derives from the common lore that emphasized Cressida's reputation for inconstancy and fickle behavior as opposed to her beauty or politeness.
Fiction book (1991) -
If a child manages to experience 'good enough holding' throughout her life, she can develop enough tolerance of her own imperfections and neediness to be able to withstand the inconstancy and tumult of her world, especially the frailty and imperfections of other people.
Academic text (2014) -
Nietzsche contends that the modern project, insofar as it culminates in the last man, proves itself to be an expression of resentment against the contingency, inconstancy, and superfluity of human existence.
Academic text (1995) -
During the 1460s, Platina (1421-1481) wrote that Matilda and her mother, Beatrice, "in enlarging churches and building monasteries, overcame the inconstancy of the female sex."
Academic text (1999) -
Many people worry about the inconstancy of their friends, who often change their minds unexpectedly.
Synonyms
79
6.9
A sexual or romantic relationship with someone who is not your partner
30
4.8
A situation where things do not match or agree
13
4.1
Not supporting a person, group, or cause who trusts you
3
5.5
Not being dependable or able to be trusted
1
7.3
A habit of changing feelings or promises so people cannot trust someone
1
6.1
Not being loyal to a partner, for example having a secret romantic or sexual relationship
1
8.9
A pattern of sudden, unpredictable changes in mood or plans
1
7.7
Not being loyal or keeping promises to people who trust you
A habit of often changing one's mind or feelings without warning
A habit of changing your mind, feelings, or plans
A quality of becoming different often and without warning
How often something becomes different, like the weather
Unpredictable and inconsistent behavior
A person or thing that cannot be trusted
A quality of someone or something that others do not trust to do what is needed
Antonyms
How Inconstant
Surface Forms
Morphology
inconstancy = inconstant (semi-transparent) = in + constant + cy
Standard abstract noun formation from 'inconstant', meaning the state or quality of being inconstant.
Etymology
Inconstancy comes from Latin parts in- 'not' and constans 'standing firm', and is related to the everyday word constant. So inconstancy means 'not steady' — changeable, unreliable, or not loyal.