"inconstancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inconstancies [plural]
Etymology: From in- + constancy or inconstant + -cy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|constancy}} in- + constancy, {{suffix|en|inconstant|cy}} inconstant + -cy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} inconstancy (countable and uncountable, plural inconstancies)
  1. Lack of constancy; lack of consistency in thought, emotion or action. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: inconstancie [obsolete] Translations (lack of constancy): непостоянност (nepostojannost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), колебливост (koleblivost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), inconstància [feminine] (Catalan), inconstance [feminine] (French), luaineacht [feminine] (Irish), hārakiraki (Maori), unstedefastnesse (Middle English), inconstância [feminine] (Portuguese), inconstancia [feminine] (Spanish), kawalang-ligo (Tagalog)

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