Inconstancy


[in-kon-stuh nt] /ɪnˈkɒn stənt/

adjective
1.
not constant; changeable; fickle; variable:
an inconstant friend.
/ɪnˈkɒnstənt/
adjective
1.
not constant; variable
2.
fickle
n.

1520s, from Latin inconstantia (see inconstance).
adj.

c.1400, “fickle, not steadfast,” from Middle French inconstant (late 14c.), from Latin inconstantem (nominative inconstans) “changeable, fickle, capricious,” from in- “not, opposite of, without” (see in- (1)) + constantem (see constant). Related: Inconstantly.

inconstant in·con·stant (ĭn-kŏn’stənt)
adj.

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