See Also: inconstancy(dictionary)

inconstancy (iou)



inconstancy noun. E16.
[Latin inconstantia, from inconstant-: see INCONSTANT, -ANCY. Cf. INCONSTANCE.]
a. Lack of stability or steadfastness of character or purpose; fickleness. E16.
H. James You are contrasting my inconstancy with your own fidelity.
b. Of things or events: lack of uniformity, variability, irregularity. E17.
J. Cowell The inconstancy of mans estate, and the mutability of time.
Inconsistency (of statements etc.); an instance of this. M16-E17.
[Alt. of INCONTINENCY.] Incontinence. L16-E17.