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The world's a scene of changes, and to be constant, in nature were inconstancy.
Abraham Cowley

Meaning of "inconstancy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INCONSTANCY

inconstancy  [ɪnˈkɒnstənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INCONSTANCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inconstancy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INCONSTANCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inconstancy in the English dictionary

The first definition of inconstancy in the dictionary is fickleness. Other definition of inconstancy is infidelity. Inconstancy is also changeability.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INCONSTANCY


accountancy
əˈkaʊntənsɪ
captaincy
ˈkæptənsɪ
chieftaincy
ˈtʃiːftənsɪ
competency
ˈkɒmpɪtənsɪ
consistency
kənˈsɪstənsɪ
constancy
ˈkɒnstənsɪ
consultancy
kənˈsʌltənsɪ
expectancy
ɪkˈspɛktənsɪ
hesitancy
ˈhɛzɪtənsɪ
inconsistency
ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsɪ
inexistency
ˌɪnɪɡˈzɪstənsɪ
insistency
ɪnˈsɪstənsɪ
instancy
ˈɪnstənsɪ
intermittency
ˌɪntəˈmɪtənsɪ
irritancy
ˈɪrɪtənsɪ
latency
ˈleɪtənsɪ
militancy
ˈmɪlɪtənsɪ
patency
ˈpeɪtənsɪ
persistency
pəˈsɪstənsɪ
potency
ˈpəʊtənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INCONSTANCY

inconsistence
inconsistencies
inconsistency
inconsistent
inconsistently
inconsolability
inconsolable
inconsolableness
inconsolably
inconsonance
inconsonant
inconsonantly
inconspicuous
inconspicuously
inconspicuousness
inconstant
inconstantly
inconstruable
inconsumable
inconsumably

WORDS THAT END LIKE INCONSTANCY

adjutancy
attractancy
blatancy
concubitancy
dilatancy
dubitancy
excitancy
executancy
exorbitancy
fancy
financial accountancy
importancy
incogitancy
inexpectancy
inhabitancy
latitancy
life expectancy
management consultancy
precipitancy
reluctancy
transmittancy

Synonyms and antonyms of inconstancy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «inconstancy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INCONSTANCY

Find out the translation of inconstancy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inconstancy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inconstancy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

世态炎凉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inconstancia
570 millions of speakers

English

inconstancy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चंचलता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقلب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непостоянство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inconstância
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাঁচল্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inconstance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesungguhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unbeständigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

移り気
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

변덕
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inconstancy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hay thay đổi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிலையாமையை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असमंजसपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

döneklik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incostanza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niestałość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непостійність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inconstanță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αστάθεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onstandvastigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inconstancy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

inconstancy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inconstancy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INCONSTANCY»

The term «inconstancy» is regularly used and occupies the 93.473 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INCONSTANCY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inconstancy

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QUOTES WITH «INCONSTANCY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inconstancy.
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Abraham Cowley
The world's a scene of changes, and to be constant, in nature were inconstancy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INCONSTANCY»

Discover the use of inconstancy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inconstancy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Female Inconstancy Displayed ... The second edition, etc. ...
Heaven's fiake, great Queen, pursued Marz'amr falling at Margaret's Feet, prevail on your Roya Consort Dzzlcimu not to grant my Spouse the Permislion which I know he has desired of him. As l imitated him in his Disgust, per-. haps he will ...
‎1732
2
Summa Theologica, Volume 3 (Part II, Second Section)
FIFTH ARTICLE Whether Inconstancy Is a Vice We proceed thus to the Fifth Article:— Objection 1. It would seem that inconstancy is not a vice contained under imprudence. For inconstancy consists seemingly in a lack of perseverance in ...
St Thomas Aquinas, 2013
3
An Unentangled Knowing: Lessons in Training the Mind
exhibit inconstancy in and of themselves, just like the breath. When you see change in the body, change in feelings, and change in the mind, this is called seeing the Dhamma, i.e. seeing inconstancy. You have to understand this correctly.
Upasika K. Nanayon, 1996
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Kaplan SAT Subject Test: Literature 2009-2010 Edition
(B) The speaker changes his tune in lines 17– 19, saying that “that which/Men call inconstancy is nothing more/Than admiration.” Eighteen lines ago, he said that he hated inconstancy. In the next stanza, he also calls inconstancy the ...
‎2009
5
The Variorum Edition of the Poetry of John Donne: The elegies
Often, continues Mahood, "in the same breath, he laments and applauds women's inconstancy," lamenting because "their treachery- shows them incapable of his own transcendent conception of love" and applauding because " it sets him free ...
John Donne, Gary A. Stringer, 2000
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Summa Theologica:
Article. 5 - Whether inconstancy is a vice contained under prudence? Objection 1: It would seem that inconstancy is not a vice contained under imprudence. For inconstancy consists seemingly in a lack of perseverance in matters of difficulty.
Saint Thomas (Aquinas), 1985
7
Effects of Illuminants and Retail Environments on Color of ...
very practical and easy way to understand the meaning of color inconstancy as “ the color difference between the colorimetric coordinates under the reference and test illuminants” (p. 130). Additionally, Collishaw et al. (2004) defined color ...
Gallayanee Yaoyuneyong, 2007
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Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated ...
Saint Aquinas Thomas. FIFTH ARTICLE [IIII, Q. 53, Art. 5] Whether Inconstancy Is a Vice Contained Under Imprudence? Objection 1: It would seem that inconstancy is not a vice contained under imprudence. For inconstancy consists seemingly ...
Saint Aquinas Thomas, 2014
9
Macrobiotics: The Way of Healing
Everything is inconstant in this relative world, and this inconstancy is the only constancy. That is why life is so amusing, so interesting. The constancy of inconstancy—what a big discovery! By comparison, all other discoveries of man are ...
George Ohsawa, 1984
10
Color Appearance Models
One application in which a chromatic adaptation model is both necessary and useful is in the computation of a color inconstancy index. As explained in Chapter 6, the apparent color of objects tends to remain somewhat constant across ...
Mark D. Fairchild, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INCONSTANCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inconstancy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wife is private property, so no trespassing - The Times of India
"To make laws for punishing the inconstancy of the wife while the law admits the privilege of the husband to fill his zenana with women, is a ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
10 things we learned from MLS Gameweek 19
... thanks to all that time off from league play for the CONCACAF Champions League run, and huge inconstancy could derail those plans. «World Soccer Talk, Jul 15»
3
TODAY'S EDITORIAL COMMENT: 'Say no to an economy of …
... human rights and his reflections on humanity, the human condition and human beings as being the protagonists in the inconstancy of history. «postzambia.com, Jul 15»
4
Stocks to Watch in Consumer Staples: Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO …
This helps the company to avoid the inconstancy from its foreign correspondent Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM). Altria (NYSE:MO) is also ... «WallStreet.org, Jul 15»
5
Full Cast Announced for WAITING FOR GODOT UK Tour
For the company, he has appeared in Entertaining Mr Sloane, The Importance of Being Earnest and The Double Inconstancy. His other theatre ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
6
Martin St. Louis: A Look Back At A Fantastic Career
The Lightning signed St.Louis before the 2000 season, and though things didn't click right away due to both inconstancy and injury, St.Louis ... «Bolts by the Bay, Jul 15»
7
5 forgotten literary classics to curl up with on a rainy day
... writes in one of her finest works, “I do not think I ever opened a book in my life which had not something to say upon woman's inconstancy. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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The constant inconstancy that made Italians yearn for fascism
This hefty volume is misleadingly titled. It is not an escapist sort of travel book, ushering the visitor around the homelands and houses of the ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Fishy women: the mermaid in folklore, art and literature
They can be vulnerable, like Ariel in Disney's joyous The Little Mermaid. They can be harbingers of storms, or symbols of female inconstancy. «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Anthony Kennedy's Dignity Jurisprudence Is Great for Same-Sex …
... have children—Kennedy has devolved into patriarchal notions about women's frailty and inconstancy, with language steeped in stereotypes ... «RH Reality Check, Jul 15»

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