constancy
The quality of being constantThe quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.
» Dripping water wears away a stone not with its strength, but with its constancy.
Не тим крапля камінь довбає, що сильна, а тим, що часто падає.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.
Konstanz, Beständigkeit
постоя́нствоpostojánstvo
(countable, usually)An unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing.
Ausdauer
- the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
- faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity)
- (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation
Examples
2 sentencesDripping water wears away a stone not with its strength, but with its constancy.
Не тим крапля камінь довбає, що сильна, а тим, що часто падає.
In Daoism, to not know constancy is a tragedy.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin cōnstantia.Borrowed from Latin cōnstantia.
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Forms
plural: constancies| Singular | constancy |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation:stability
- (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation:perceptual constancy
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable