inconstancy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈkɒn.stən.si/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From in- + constancy or inconstant + -cy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Lack of constancy; lack of consistency in thought, emotion or action.
Although she loved him for many years, his inconstancy eventually drove her to another.
'[…] But can we wonder that with such a husband to provoke inconstancy, and without a friend to advise or restrain her, (for my father lived only a few months after their marriage, and I was with my regiment in the East Indies), she should fall? […]'
1811, [Jane Austen], chapter IX, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume II, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| inconstancies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| inconstancie | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
pt inconstância (lack of constancy) · ca inconstància (lack of constancy) · tr hercailik (lack of constancy) · fr inconstance (lack of constancy) · mi hārakiraki (lack of constancy) · bg непостоянност (lack of constancy) · ga luaineacht (lack of constancy) · tl kawalang-ligo (lack of constancy) · es inconstancia (lack of constancy) · enm unstedefastnesse (lack of constancy) · bg колебливост (lack of constancy)