noun ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Lack of constancy; lack of consistency in thought, emotion or action. countable, uncountable

   "Although she loved him for many years, his inconstancy eventually drove her to another."

2. 2
   the quality of being changeable and variable wordnet
3. 3
   unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous wordnet

Synonyms

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faithlessnessambitendencyambivalencearrhythmiabad faithbarratry

Antonyms

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constancy

Example

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"We are all bewildered by her inconstancy."

Etymology

From in- + constancy or inconstant + -cy.

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