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INCONSTANT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable
Example:
swear not by...the inconstant moon
Classified under:
Similar:
false; untrue ((used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful)
fickle; volatile (marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments)
mutable (prone to frequent change; inconstant)
Also:
changeable; changeful (such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change)
unfaithful (not true to duty or obligation or promises)
unstable (lacking stability or fixity or firmness)
variable (liable to or capable of change)
volatile (evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures)
Attribute:
constancy; stability (the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation)
Antonym:
constant (steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection)
Derivation:
inconstancy (the quality of being changeable and variable)
inconstancy (unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous)
