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inconstant(dictionary)
inconstant(dictionary)

inconstant (iou)



inconstant adjective & noun. LME.
[Old French, or Latin inconstant-, formed as IN-3 + constant- CONSTANT adjective.]
A. adjective.
Not steadfast or faithful; fickle, changeable. LME.
H. P. Brougham The fickle, inconstant, volatile temper of the people. M. Seymour-Smith Woman as deceiver and inconstant lover.
Of things: variable, irregular. E16.
Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet O, swear not by..th' inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circled orb. E. Poste The orthography of the Veronese MS. is extremely inconstant.
Inconsistent with. Only in M17.
b. noun. An inconstant person or thing. M17.
inconstantly adverb M16.