† inconstancen.

Etymology: < French inconstance (13th cent.), < Latin inconstāntia , noun of quality < inconstānt-em inconstant adj. and n.: see -ance suffix.

Obsolete.

1. Fickleness of conduct: = inconstancy n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun]

unsteadfastnessa1300

falsenessc1330

unstablenessc1380

varyingc1380

inconstancec1386

variance1390

geriness1412

instabilityc1422

changeability?a1425

mutabilitya1425

changec1425

changeableness1447

unconstancec1449

unstabilitya1470

mutableness1481

unsureness1481

instableness1483

variation1509

inconstancy1526

shittleness1530

fickleness1548

unconstancy1548

unconstantness1551

inconstantness?a1562

pliableness1562

fast and loose1575

volubility1603

levity1604

unconstability1611

flexibleness1623

vagrancy1642

self-inconsistency1655

inconsistency1665

flittingnessa1680

easiness1705

inconsistence1713

versatility1755

contrariety1762

vibration1785

changefulness1791

girouettism1825

pirouettism1839

weathercockism1843

pirouettiveness1844

volatileness1849

unfixity1856

ficklety1888

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > instance of

inconstancec1386

inconstancy1526

inconsistency1750

vibration1785

c1386 G. Chaucer Summoner's Tale 250 What nedeth yow diuerse freres seche?.. Youre inconstance is youre confusioun.

c1450 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi i. xiii. 14 The begynnyng of all temptacions is inconstance of herte & litel trust in god.

1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. fiiij/1 Sortybrant which knewe the mutabylyte of wymmen & thynconstaunce.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) iv. 24 That terme ȝouthed suld be vndirstandin for ignorance & inconstance.

1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. ii. ix. 288 The inconstance and imbecillity of man.

1712 R. Blackmore Creation vii. 314 From Fair to Fair with gay Inconstance rove.

2. Mutability of things: = inconstancy n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > changeableness > [noun]

unstablenessc1340

varyingc1380

uncertaintyc1384

brotelnessc1386

were1390

instabilityc1422

bricklenessa1425

changeability?a1425

changeableness1447

vertibility1447

mutability?a1475

variableness?a1475

inconstance1509

mutationa1542

fickleness1548

variety1548

unconstancy1563

mobility1567

unstability1572

vicissitude1576

variousness1607

inconstancy1613

slipperinessa1618

alterableness1633

versatilousness1640

bottomlessness1642

lability1651

brittlety1652

versatileness1654

fluctuancy1659

fugitivenessa1661

alterability1661

permutability1662

unfixedness1668

mutablenessa1677

flittingnessa1680

frailness1687

flittiness1692

versability1721

plasticity1727

variability1771

unestablishment1776

fluctuabilitya1786

changefulness1791

unsettledness1799

versatility1802

harlequinism1808

fluidity1824

fitfulness1825

sensitiveness1825

insubstantiality1848

contingency1858

rootlessness1859

shiftingness1866

ficklety1888

variancy1888

impredicability1906

proteanism1909

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. ccxxxii It lytell auaylyth..A whyle to lyue well in, suche inconstance.

1569 E. Spenser tr. J. du Bellay Sonets in T. Roest tr. J. van der Noot Theatre Worldlings sig. D.i^v Wearie to see th' inconstance of the heauens.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 512 The uncertaintie and inconstance of mutable fortune.

3. Inconsistency: = inconstancy n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [noun] > inconsistency or contradiction

repugnancec1443

contrariety1483

repugnancya1500

inconstance1529

contrariosity1540

inconstancy1565

contradictiona1571

disconformity1572

inconsistence1643

inconsistentness1647

inconsistibility1650

inconsistency1651

1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes iv. iii. 103 a/2 Whan he chaungeth so often, and wryteth euer the longer, the more contrary..But I pray you how excuseth he hys inconstaunce [ Wks. (1557) inconstauncie]?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	inconstance
释义	† inconstancen. Etymology: < French inconstance (13th cent.), < Latin inconstāntia , noun of quality < inconstānt-em inconstant adj. and n.: see -ance suffix. Obsolete. 1. Fickleness of conduct: = inconstancy n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] unsteadfastnessa1300 falsenessc1330 unstablenessc1380 varyingc1380 inconstancec1386 variance1390 geriness1412 instabilityc1422 changeability?a1425 mutabilitya1425 changec1425 changeableness1447 unconstancec1449 unstabilitya1470 mutableness1481 unsureness1481 instableness1483 variation1509 inconstancy1526 shittleness1530 fickleness1548 unconstancy1548 unconstantness1551 inconstantness?a1562 pliableness1562 fast and loose1575 volubility1603 levity1604 unconstability1611 flexibleness1623 vagrancy1642 self-inconsistency1655 inconsistency1665 flittingnessa1680 easiness1705 inconsistence1713 versatility1755 contrariety1762 vibration1785 changefulness1791 girouettism1825 pirouettism1839 weathercockism1843 pirouettiveness1844 volatileness1849 unfixity1856 ficklety1888 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > instance of inconstancec1386 inconstancy1526 inconsistency1750 vibration1785 c1386 G. Chaucer Summoner's Tale 250 What nedeth yow diuerse freres seche?.. Youre inconstance is youre confusioun. c1450 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi i. xiii. 14 The begynnyng of all temptacions is inconstance of herte & litel trust in god. 1485 W. Caxton tr. Thystorye & Lyf Charles the Grete sig. fiiij/1 Sortybrant which knewe the mutabylyte of wymmen & thynconstaunce. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) iv. 24 That terme ȝouthed suld be vndirstandin for ignorance & inconstance. 1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. ii. ix. 288 The inconstance and imbecillity of man. 1712 R. Blackmore Creation vii. 314 From Fair to Fair with gay Inconstance rove. 2. Mutability of things: = inconstancy n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > changeableness > [noun] unstablenessc1340 varyingc1380 uncertaintyc1384 brotelnessc1386 were1390 instabilityc1422 bricklenessa1425 changeability?a1425 changeableness1447 vertibility1447 mutability?a1475 variableness?a1475 inconstance1509 mutationa1542 fickleness1548 variety1548 unconstancy1563 mobility1567 unstability1572 vicissitude1576 variousness1607 inconstancy1613 slipperinessa1618 alterableness1633 versatilousness1640 bottomlessness1642 lability1651 brittlety1652 versatileness1654 fluctuancy1659 fugitivenessa1661 alterability1661 permutability1662 unfixedness1668 mutablenessa1677 flittingnessa1680 frailness1687 flittiness1692 versability1721 plasticity1727 variability1771 unestablishment1776 fluctuabilitya1786 changefulness1791 unsettledness1799 versatility1802 harlequinism1808 fluidity1824 fitfulness1825 sensitiveness1825 insubstantiality1848 contingency1858 rootlessness1859 shiftingness1866 ficklety1888 variancy1888 impredicability1906 proteanism1909 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. ccxxxii It lytell auaylyth..A whyle to lyue well in, suche inconstance. 1569 E. Spenser tr. J. du Bellay Sonets in T. Roest tr. J. van der Noot Theatre Worldlings sig. D.i^v Wearie to see th' inconstance of the heauens. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 512 The uncertaintie and inconstance of mutable fortune. 3. Inconsistency: = inconstancy n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [noun] > inconsistency or contradiction repugnancec1443 contrariety1483 repugnancya1500 inconstance1529 contrariosity1540 inconstancy1565 contradictiona1571 disconformity1572 inconsistence1643 inconsistentness1647 inconsistibility1650 inconsistency1651 1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes iv. iii. 103 a/2 Whan he chaungeth so often, and wryteth euer the longer, the more contrary..But I pray you how excuseth he hys inconstaunce [ Wks. (1557) inconstauncie]? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.c1386
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