constancy — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.

   Usage

   • Uncountable
   • usually

   Examples

   A little Water cleares vs of this deed. How eaſie is it then? your Conſtancie Hath left you vnattended.

   Punctuality is a species of Constancy, a very unfashionable quality in a Lady.

   More examples (3)

   And, I do not know that I should be fond of preaching often; now and then, perhaps, once or twice in the spring, after being anxiously expected for half a dozen Sundays together; but not for a constancy; it would not do for a constancy.

   Constancy of character is what is chiefly valued and sought for by naturalists.

   The overall retention rate of 68 per cent indicates a robust constancy of the linguistic features investigated.

2. An unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • usually

   Examples

   […] yonger ſpirits, […] whoſe conſtancies Expire before their faſhions: […]

Noun

1. the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation

   Synonyms

   stability

   Antonyms

   inconstancy

   Broader terms

   changelessnessunchangeabilityunchangeablenessunchangingness

   Examples

   early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds

2. (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation

   Synonyms

   perceptual constancy

   Broader terms

   perception

3. faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity)

   Broader terms

   fidelityfaithfulness