[syn: constancy, perceptual constancy]
3. faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Constancy \Con"stan*cy\, n. [L. constantia: cf. F. constance.
See Constant.]
1. The state or quality of being constant or steadfast;
freedom from change; stability; fixedness; immutability;
as, the constancy of God in his nature and attributes.
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2. Fixedness or firmness of mind; persevering resolution;
especially, firmness of mind under sufferings, steadiness
in attachments, or perseverance in enterprise; stability;
fidelity.
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A fellow of plain uncoined constancy. --Shak.
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Constancy and contempt of danger. --Prescott.
Syn: Fixedness; stability; firmness; steadiness; permanence;
steadfastness; resolution. See Firmness.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
constancy
n 1: the quality of being enduring and free from change or
variation; "early mariners relied on the constancy of the
trade winds" [syn: constancy, stability] [ant:
changefulness, inconstancy]
2: (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise
to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide
variations in the conditions of observation [syn:
constancy, perceptual constancy]
3: faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments
(especially sexual fidelity)