INCONSTANCY

inconstancy, changefulness

(noun) the quality of being changeable and variable

faithlessness, falseness, fickleness, inconstancy

(noun) unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

inconstancy (countable and uncountable, plural inconstancies)

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

Source: Wiktionary


In*con"stan*cy, n. Etym: [L. inconstantia.]

Definition: The quality or state of being inconstant; want of constancy; mutability; fickleness; variableness. For unto knight there was no greater shame, Than lightness and inconstancie in love. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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