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Constancy

//ˈkɑnstənsi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc. uncountable, usually

    "A little Water cleares vs of this deed. How eaſie is it then? your Conſtancie Hath left you vnattended."

  2. 2
    the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation wordnet
  3. 3
    An unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing. countable, usually

    "[…] yonger ſpirits, […] whoſe conſtancies Expire before their faſhions: […]"

  4. 4
    faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity) wordnet
  5. 5
    (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstantia.

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