Constancy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Constancy	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
constancy n the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation; "early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds" Synonym(s): constancy, stability Antonym(s): changefulness, inconstancy (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation Synonym(s): constancy, perceptual constancy faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Constancy \Con"stancy\, n. [L. constantia: cf. F. constance. See {Constant}.] 1. The state or quality of being constant or steadfast; freedom from change; stability; fixedness; immutability; as, the constancy* of God in his nature and attributes. 2. Fixedness or firmness of mind; persevering resolution; especially, firmness of mind under sufferings, steadiness in attachments, or perseverance in enterprise; stability; fidelity. A fellow of plain uncoined constancy. --Shak. Constancy and contempt of danger. --Prescott. Syn: Fixedness; stability; firmness; steadiness; permanence; steadfastness; resolution. See {Firmness}.