Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
CONSTANCY
constancy, stability
(noun) the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation; “early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds”
constancy
(noun) faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity)
constancy, perceptual constancy
(noun) (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
constancy (usually uncountable, plural constancies)
(uncountable) The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.
(countable) An unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing.
Source: Wiktionary
Con"stan*cy, n. Etym: [L. constantia: cf. F. constance. See Constant.]
1. The state or quality of being constant or steadfast; freedom from hange; stability; fixedness; immutabilitu; asm the constancy of God in his nature and attributes.
2. Fixedness or firmness of mind; persevering resolution; especially, firmness of mind under sufferings, steadiness in attashments, or perseverance in enterprise; stability; fidelity. A fellow of plain unoined constancy. Shak. Constancy and contempt of danger. Prescott.
Syn.
– Fixedness; stability; firmness; steadiness; permanence; steadfastness; resolution. See Firmness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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