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inconstant

[ in-kon-stuhnt ]
/ ɪnˈkɒn stənt /
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adjective

not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.

Words related to inconstant

capricious, erratic, fickle, flickering, impulsive, inconsistent, intermittent, irregular, irresolute, mercurial, uncertain, undependable, unreliable, unsettled, unstable, vacillating, variable, varying, volatile, wavering

Words nearby inconstant

inconsistency, inconsistent, inconsolable, inconsonant, inconspicuous, inconstant, inconsumable, incontestability clause, incontestable, incontinence, incontinent

Origin of inconstant

1375–1425; late Middle English inconstaunt < Latin inconstant- (stem of inconstāns) changeable. See in-3, constant

OTHER WORDS FROM inconstant

in·con·stan·cy, nounin·con·stant·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for inconstant

inconstant
/ (ɪnˈkɒnstənt) /

adjective

not constant; variable
fickle

Derived forms of inconstant

inconstancy, nouninconstantly, adverb
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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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