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inconstant

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in·con·stant  (n-knstnt)
adj.
1. Changing or varying, especially often and without discernible pattern or reason.
2. Fickle; faithless.

in·constant·ly adv.

inconstant
Adjective
1. liable to change one's loyalties or opinions
2. variable: their household income is inconstant
inconstancy n
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Adj.1.inconstant - likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; "inconstant affections"; "an inconstant lover"; "swear not by...the inconstant moon"- Shakespeare
changeful, changeable - such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices"
unfaithful - not true to duty or obligation or promises; "an unfaithful lover"
unstable - lacking stability or fixity or firmness; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"
variable - liable to or capable of change; "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses"
volatile - evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures; "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents"
constant - steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; "a man constant in adherence to his ideals"; "a constant lover"; "constant as the northern star"
Translations
Spanish inconstant [ɪnˈkɔnstənt] adjinconstante
French inconstant [ɪnˈkɔnstnt] adjinconstant(e)variable
Italian inconstant [ɪnˈkɔnstnt] adjincostante; mutevole

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An individual who is observed to be inconstant to his plans, or perhaps to carry on his affairs without any plan at all, is marked at once, by all prudent people, as a speedy victim to his own unsteadiness and folly.
As I thought of all I owed that noble fish, I kneeled by the river's bearded lip, among the nettles and the meadowsweet, and swore by the inconstant moon that trout and I were henceforth kinsmen, and that between our houses should be an eternal amity.
My acquaintance with these modern poets, and many I do not name because they are so many, has been continuous with their work, and my pleasure in it not inconstant if not equal.
 
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