constancy
pronunciation
How to pronounce constancy in British English:
UK [ˈkɒnstənsi]
How to pronounce constancy in American English:
US [ˈkɑnstənsi]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being free from change or variation
- the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation
- faithfulness in personal attachment (especially sexual fidelity)
Word Origin
- constancy (n.)
- 1520s, from constance + -cy.
Example
- 1. Through it all , there remained an anodyne constancy about the songs .
- 2. Hence , no valid theory can be built on a constancy assumption .
- 3. Deeply she respected him for his constancy .
- 4. I might have known not to expect constancy from someone like you .
- 5. Constancy makes success a certainty .