Definitions

constancy

[kon-stuhn-see] / ˈkɒn stən si /

NOUN

fixedness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dependability perseverance steadfastness steadiness trustworthiness truthfulness

STRONG

adherence allegiance ardor attachment certainty decision determination devotedness devotion doggedness eagerness earnestness endurance faith fealty fidelity firmness follow through honesty honor integrity love loyalty permanence principle regularity resolution stability staunchness surety tenacity trustiness unchangeableness uniformity zeal

WEAK

abidingness unfailingness

Antonyms

STRONG

apathy disgrace dishonesty dishonor disinterest dislike disloyalty doubt enmity hate hatred hesitation indecision indefiniteness indifference instability irresolution lying treachery uncertainty unsteadiness vacillation wavering weakness

WEAK

change changeableness fluctuation inconstancy irregularity

Example Sentences

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A version of this review appears in print on March 3, 2014, on page C2 of the with the headline: In a Decadent Vienna, Constancy Is Shown the Doors.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2014

"Constancy of purpose means that quality decisions are not situational," writes the operational expert Rebecca A. Morgan.

From Inc • Sep. 2, 2010

Constancy and reliability are, of course, just what the West German public admires about Helmut Kohl, and why it is likely to give him a large vote of confidence at the polls.

From Time Magazine Archive

Constancy becometh all people well, but none better than princes, and such as have rule over realms, and especially in matters of religion.

From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) by Bell, Henry Glassford

For I will prove if power there be To lead him through the night to me In that soul-star,—fair Constancy.

From Memorial Day and Other Verse by Reed, Helen Leah

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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act II

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