Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inconstancy

/ɪnˈkɒn.stən.si/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: in-con-stan-cy
IPA: /ɪnˈkɒn.stən.si/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of constancy; lack of consistency in thought, emotion or action.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Although she loved him for many years, his inconstancy eventually drove her to another."
"'[…] But can we wonder that with such a husband to provoke inconstancy, and without a friend to advise or restrain her, (for my father lived only a few months after their marriage, and I was with my regiment in the East Indies), she should fall? […]'"

Etymology

From in- + constancy or inconstant + -cy.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪnˈkɒn.stən.si/

Usage

Inflected Forms

inconstancies (plural) inconstancie (alternative, obsolete)

Synonyms

changefulness faithlessness falseness fickleness

Rhymes With

constancy

Questions

How do you pronounce inconstancy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈkɒn.stən.si/.
What does inconstancy mean?: Lack of constancy; lack of consistency in thought, emotion or action.
Where does inconstancy come from?: From in- + constancy or inconstant + -cy.

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