inconstant Definition
in·con·stant (in kän′stənt)
adjective
not constant; changeable; specif.,
- not remaining firm in mind or purpose
- unsteady in affections or loyalties; fickle
- not uniform in nature, value, etc.; irregular; variable
Etymology: OFr < L inconstans
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inconstant
modif.
inconstant implies an inherent tendency to change or a lack of steadfastness an inconstant lover; fickle suggests an even greater instability or readiness to change, especially in affection spurned by a fickle public; capricious implies an instability or irregularity that seems to be the product of whim, chance, or erratic impulse a capricious climate; unstable implies a liability to change, and in reference to persons applies to one who is emotionally unsettled or variable an unstable person laughs and cries easily
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