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Antonyms for constancy
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : kon-stuhn-see |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn stən si |
Definition of constancy
Origin :- 1520s, from constance + -cy.
- noun fixedness
- And this constancy forms the very essence of necessity, nor have we any other idea of it.
- Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
- The necessity of dying created all the constancy of philosophers.
- Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
- Clearly their constancy to this metre was not the result of any technical deficiency.
- Extract from : « The Lyric » by John Drinkwater
- The constancy of his companions braced Madden like a dash of ice water.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- All depends on the completeness and constancy with which the make-believe is supported.
- Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
- Maybe you have another reason for constancy; possibly the young lady has a fortune?
- Extract from : « The Contrast » by Royall Tyler
- In the strength of his constancy, the Pyramids seem to him recent and transitory.
- Extract from : « Nature » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Think you her faithfulness to him is the constancy of a woman to her lover?
- Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
- It is but the constancy to a word, to the wishes of her father.
- Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
- You have shown the tender grandeur of their love, the endurance of their constancy.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Helen Jackson
Synonyms for constancy
- abidingness
- adherence
- allegiance
- ardor
- attachment
- certainty
- decision
- dependability
- determination
- devotedness
- devotion
- doggedness
- eagerness
- earnestness
- endurance
- faith
- fealty
- fidelity
- firmness
- honesty
- honor
- integrity
- love
- loyalty
- permanence
- perseverance
- principle
- regularity
- resolution
- stability
- staunchness
- steadfastness
- steadiness
- surety
- tenacity
- trustiness
- trustworthiness
- truthfulness
- unchangeableness
- unfailingness
- uniformity
- zeal
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