constancy

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constancy

  • /ˈkɑnstənsi/ US
  • /ˈkɒnstənsi/ UK

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin cōnstantia.

noun constancies

  1. uncountable, usually The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc. A little Water cleares vs of this deed. How eaſie is it then? your Conſtancie Hath left you vnattended.
  2. countable, usually An unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing. […] yonger ſpirits, […] whoſe conſtancies Expire before their faſhions: […]

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noun quality of being constant

Españolconstancia
中文恒心 héngxīn, 坚定不移 Jiāndìngbùyí
Portuguêsconstância
Françaisconstance
DeutschKonstanz, Beständigkeit
Italianocostanza
Ελληνικάσταθερότητα statherótita
Русскийпостоя́нство postojánstvo

noun unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing

Españolconstancia
Portuguêsconstância
DeutschAusdauer
Ελληνικάσταθερότητα statherótita

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"constancy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/constancy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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constancy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/constancy

Chicago

"constancy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/constancy.

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@misc{constancy_2026,
  title = {constancy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/constancy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}