inconstant
[ in-kon-stuhnt ]
/ ɪnˈkɒn stənt /
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adjective
not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
OTHER WORDS FOR inconstant
moody, capricious, vacillating, wavering; undependable, unstable, unsettled, uncertain; mutable, mercurial, volatile.
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Origin of inconstant
synonym study for inconstant
See fickle.
OTHER WORDS FROM inconstant
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British Dictionary definitions for inconstant
inconstant
/ (ɪnˈkɒnstənt) /
adjective
not constant; variable
fickle
Derived forms of inconstant
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Medical definitions for inconstant
inconstant
[ ĭn-kŏn′stənt ]
adj.
Changing or varying, especially often and without discernible pattern or reason.
Relating to a structure that normally may or may not be present.
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