unvarying

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈvɛriɪŋ/ UK /ʌnˈvɛəriɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
always the same; not changing

He kept to an unvarying daily routine for decades.

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Synonyms

1 adj · always the same; not changing constant unchanging steady uniform consistent invariable fixed

Opposites

varying variable changing fluctuating

Word family

Forms unvaryingly

Derived forms unvaryingly

Related forms vary variation variable

Etymology

From un- ('not') plus varying, from vary, from Old French varier, from Latin variāre ('to change, vary'), from varius ('diverse, spotted').

un- Old English variāre Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unvarying

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈvɛriɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈvɛəriɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. always the same; not changing

## Examples
- He kept to an unvarying daily routine for decades.

## Synonyms
- constant
- unchanging
- steady
- uniform
- consistent
- invariable
- fixed

## Antonyms
- varying
- variable
- changing
- fluctuating

## Derived Forms
- unvaryingly

## Related Forms
- vary
- variation
- variable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: variāre

## Etymology
From un- ('not') plus varying, from vary, from Old French varier, from Latin variāre ('to change, vary'), from varius ('diverse, spotted').

## AI Etymology
Unvarying comes from un- ('not') plus varying, from vary, from Old French varier, from Latin variāre ('to change, vary'), from varius ('diverse, spotted'). The historical chain includes Old English un- and Latin variāre. The quoted older senses, "not", "to change, vary", and "diverse, spotted", supply the semantic anchors for unvarying. The formation is best read as borrowed: the word unvarying carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a adj, "always the same; not changing". English derivatives include unvaryingly; related English forms include vary, variation, and variable. The result is a adj whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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