constancy

[kon-stuhn-see]

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noun

the quality of being unchanging or unwavering, as in purpose, love, or loyalty; firmness of mind; faithfulness.
uniformity or regularity, as in qualities or conditions; invariableness.

Origin of constancy

From the Latin word constantia, dating back to 1520–30. See constant, -ancy

Synonyms for constancy

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1. resolution, steadfastness, fidelity, fealty, loyalty, devotion. 2. permanence, regularity, dependability.

Antonyms for constancy

1. irresolution, infidelity. 2. fickleness.

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Related Words for constancy

perseverance, steadiness, steadfastness, truthfulness, dependability, trustworthiness, love, honesty, earnestness, allegiance, stability, regularity, doggedness, eagerness, fidelity, integrity, fealty, uniformity, permanence, surety

Examples from the Web for constancy

Contemporary Examples of constancy

It conveys the constancy and consistency of the alliance, a special relationship.
Rick Perry's Dangerous Israel Gaffe
Bruce Riedel
November 13, 2011
She left her son with one place to go: in search of a constancy, a definition he had never known.
Dreams of His Mother
Stacy Schiff
May 3, 2011
The preoccupation with “middle class” constancy strikes me as obsessive.
What Did Velma Hart Expect?
Tunku Varadarajan
September 21, 2010
The bad feelings are mainly about values, style and constancy more than policy.
Day of Reckoning
The Daily Beast
June 22, 2010

Historical Examples of constancy

And this constancy forms the very essence of necessity, nor have we any other idea of it.
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
David Hume
The necessity of dying created all the constancy of philosophers.
Reflections
Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
Clearly their constancy to this metre was not the result of any technical deficiency.
The Lyric
John Drinkwater
The constancy of his companions braced Madden like a dash of ice water.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
T. S. Stribling
All depends on the completeness and constancy with which the make-believe is supported.
The Mystery of Murray Davenport
Robert Neilson Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for constancy

constancy

noun

the quality of having a resolute mind, purpose, or affection; steadfastness
freedom from change or variation; stability
psychol the perceptual phenomenon in which attributes of an object appear to remain the same in a variety of different presentations, e.g., a given object looks roughly the same size regardless of its distance from the observer
ecology the frequency of occurrence of a particular species in sample plots from a plant community

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Word Origin and History for constancy

1520s, from constance + -cy.