inconstancy
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in·con·stan·cy
(ĭn-kŏn′stən-sē)n. pl. in·con·stan·cies
1. The state or quality of being eccentrically variable or fickle.
2. An instance of being eccentrically variable or fickle.
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Noun | 1. | inconstancy - unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous infidelity, unfaithfulness - the quality of being unfaithful |
2. | inconstancy - the quality of being changeable and variable changeability, changeableness - the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change; "the changeableness of the weather" capriciousness, unpredictability - the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses |
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inconstancy
n (of friend) → Unbeständigkeit f, → Wankelmut m; (of lover) → Unstetigkeit f, → Wankelmut m; (of weather, quality) → Veränderlichkeit f
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