inconstant
(adjective) likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; “inconstant affections”; “an inconstant lover”; “swear not by...the inconstant moon”- Shakespeare
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inconstant (comparative more inconstant, superlative most inconstant)
Not constant; wavering.
Unfaithful to a lover.
Source: Wiktionary
In*con"stant, a. Etym: [L. inconstans: cf. F. inconstant. See In- not, and Constant.]
Definition: Not constant; not stable or uniform; subject to change of character, appearance, opinion, inclination, or purpose, etc.; not firm; unsteady; fickle; changeable; variable; -- said of persons or things; as, inconstant in love or friendship. "The inconstant moon." Shak. While we, inquiring phantoms of a day, Inconstant as the shadows we survey! Boyse.
Syn.
– Mutable; fickle; volatile; unsteady; unstable; changeable; variable; wavering; fluctuating.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
