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inconstant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
in-con-stant
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not constant; wavering.

adj

Unfaithful to a lover.

Etymology

From Middle English inconstant, inconstante, inconstaunte, from Middle French inconstant and its etymon, Latin incōnstāns.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: inconstant, incōnstāns

Inflected Forms

more inconstant (comparative) most inconstant (superlative) inconstaunt (alternative)

Derived Forms

inconstancy inconstantly inconstantness

Questions

What does inconstant mean?
Not constant; wavering.
Where does inconstant come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce inconstant

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