inconstant

[ in-kon-stuhnt ]

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adjective

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

Origin of inconstant

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin inconstant- (stem of inconstāns ) “changeable.” See in-³, constant

synonym study For inconstant

See fickle.

Other words for inconstant

moody, capricious, vacillating, wavering; undependable, unstable, unsettled, uncertain; mutable, mercurial, volatile

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Opposites for inconstant

steady

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Other words from inconstant

in·con·stan·cy, noun
in·con·stant·ly, adverb

Words Nearby inconstant

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How to use inconstant in a sentence

It was, fundamentally, a constancy illusion—like the Dress, the new Rothkos were color- inconstant.
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Bob Smith: unbalanced, inconstant, and even more of a carpetbagger than the other guy.
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At this moment, Brown seemed particularly inconstant and indecisive.
Bubba vs. Moonbeam | Joe Mathews | October 15, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Therefore, whatever changes you want made along that line will be made for propriety, and propriety is a very inconstant thing.
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Women accuse men of being inconstant, and men retort that women are fickle.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre | Jean de La Bruyre

Much attention was given to the arrangement of the hair, the fashions being as numerous and as inconstant as they are to-day.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone Johnston
This inconstant temper he had already manifested, and given the worst example of, before his acquaintance with the great tempter.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850 | Various
My pretty Lotty knew perfectly the power they gave her over the restless and inconstant heart of man, but she did not abuse it.
The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I | Susanna Moodie
Catharine had not mistaken her power over the feeble intellect and the inconstant will of her son.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots | Henry Baird

British Dictionary definitions for inconstant

inconstant

/ (ɪnˈkɒnstənt) /

adjective

not constant; variable
fickle

Derived forms of inconstant

inconstancy, noun
inconstantly, adverb

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