Constancy
/ˈkɑnstənsi/ noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation wordnet
- 3 An unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing. countable, usually
"[…] yonger ſpirits, […] whoſe conſtancies Expire before their faſhions: […]"
- 4 faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity) wordnet
- 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
Example
More examples"Dripping water wears away a stone not with its strength, but with its constancy."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnstantia.