inconstant

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adjective

Not constant; wavering.

Similar
falseuntrueficklevolatilemutable
Opposite
constant
OriginMiddle English inconstant ← Middle French inconstant ← Latin incōnstāns →
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Meanings

adjectiveinconstant (comparative more inconstant, superlative most inconstant)

comparative more inconstant · superlative most inconstant · alternative inconstaunt

  1. Not constant; wavering.
  2. Unfaithful to a lover.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelikely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable

Similar
falseuntrueficklevolatilemutable
Opposite
constant
Also see
changeablechangelingdynamicfalsefickleflexiblemobilemutableshiftableuntruevagrantvariablevolatile

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinincōnstāns
  2. Middle Frenchinconstant
  3. Middle Englishinconstant
  4. Englishinconstant

From Middle English inconstant, inconstante, inconstaunte, from Middle French inconstant and its etymon, Latin incōnstāns.

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Translations

Bulgarian непостоянен, колеблив
  • непостоянен (nepostojanen)not constant
  • колеблив (kolebliv)not constant
Catalan inconstant
  • inconstantnot constant
Finnish muuttuva, vaihteleva
  • muuttuvanot constant
  • vaihtelevanot constant
  • epävakaanot constant
French volubile, inconstant
  • volubilenot constant
  • inconstantnot constant
Greek ασταθής, άστατος
  • ασταθής (astathís)not constant
  • άστατος (ástatos)not constant
Irish luaineach
  • luaineachnot constant
Italian incostante, discontinuo
  • incostantenot constant
  • discontinuonot constant
  • volubilenot constant
Latin incōnstāns, mūtābilis
  • incōnstānsnot constant
  • mūtābilisnot constant
  • miscīxnot constant
  • īnstabilisnot constant
  • lūbricusnot constant
  • volāticusnot constant
  • mōbilisnot constant
  • maritimusnot constant
  • flexibilisnot constant
  • dēviusnot constant
Portuguese inconstante
  • inconstantenot constant
Romanian inconstant, variabil
  • inconstantnot constant
  • variabilnot constant
  • nestatornicnot constant
  • neconstantnot constant
Russian непостоя́нный, изме́нчивый
  • непостоя́нный (nepostojánnyj)not constant
  • изме́нчивый (izménčivyj)not constant
Spanish inconstante
  • inconstantenot constant
Turkish hercai
  • hercainot constant

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Constantin
Cite this entry
APA

inconstant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inconstant

MLA

“inconstant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inconstant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inconstant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inconstant.

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