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inconstant

[ in-kon-stuhnt ]
/ ÉȘnˈkɒn stənt /
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adjective
not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
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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 FROM inconstant

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

Words nearby inconstant

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

capricious, changeful, erratic, fickle, flickering, fluctuating, impulsive, inconsistent, intermittent, irregular, irresolute, mercurial, shifting, uncertain, undependable, unreliable, unsettled, unstable, vacillating, variable

How to use inconstant in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for inconstant

inconstant
/ (ÉȘnˈkɒnstənt) /
adjective
not constant; variable
fickle

Derived forms of inconstant

inconstancy, nouninconstantly, adverb
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