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   inconstant

   /ɪnˈkɒnst(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. frequently changing; variable or irregular: "the exact dimensions aren't easily measured since they are inconstant" Similar variablevaryingchangeablechangingirregularshiftingfluctuatinginconsistentnot constantunsettledunfixedmutableunstableunsteadyinformal:peakytechnical:labilerare:changefulfluctuantvariationalOpposite constantconsistent
   • ▪ (of a person or their behaviour) not faithful and dependable: "the most inconstant man in the world" Similar ficklefaithlessunfaithfulfalsefalse-heartedwaywardundependableunreliableuntrustworthychangeablecapriciousvolatilemercurialflightychameleon-likeunpredictableerraticunstableinformal:blowing hot and coldcheatingtwo-timingOpposite faithfuldependable

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin inconstant-, from in- ‘not’ + constant- ‘standing firm’ (see constant).

   Derivatives

   • 1. inconstancy noun
   • 2. inconstantly adverb

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