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

But their Prayers were not heard; and his Majesty died at Berlin with a Constancy and Courage worthy of him, after having given excellent Instructions to his Son the Prince Royal.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

In spite of the precaution she took to hide this Design, the Prince was informed of it, and did all he was able to dispose his Constancy and Fortitude to it.

From The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V by Summers, Montague

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