constancy

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkɑnstənsi/ UK /ˈkɒnstənsi/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being faithful, steadfast, or unchanging

Through every hardship, the constancy of her love never wavered.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... steadfastness faithfulness fidelity loyalty fortitude stability perseverance

Opposites

inconstancy fickleness instability disloyaltychangeability

Word family

Related forms constant constantly stand stable instant

Etymology

From Latin constantia ('firmness, steadiness'), from constans ('standing firm'), present participle of constare ('to stand firm, be consistent'), from con- ('together') + stare ('to stand').

constantia Latin stare Latin

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# constancy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈkɑnstənsi
**IPA (UK):** ˈkɒnstənsi

## Meanings
1. the quality of being faithful, steadfast, or unchanging

## Examples
- Through every hardship, the constancy of her love never wavered.

## Synonyms
- steadfastness
- faithfulness
- fidelity
- loyalty
- fortitude
- stability
- perseverance

## Antonyms
- inconstancy
- fickleness
- instability
- disloyalty
- changeability

## Related Forms
- constant
- constantly
- stand
- stable
- instant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: constantia
- Root: stare

## Etymology
From Latin constantia ('firmness, steadiness'), from constans ('standing firm'), present participle of constare ('to stand firm, be consistent'), from con- ('together') + stare ('to stand').

## AI Etymology
Constancy is from Latin constantia ('firmness, steadiness'), from constans ('standing firm'), present participle of constare ('to stand firm, be consistent'), from con- ('together') + stare ('to stand'). The ancestry passes through Latin constantia and Latin stare. The prefix con- adds togetherness, combination, or intensification where the Latin formation gives it that value, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as a noun, it means "the quality of being faithful, steadfast, or unchanging", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include constant, constantly, stand, stable, and instant.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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