inconstancy

Noun
US[in-kon-stuhn-see]/ˌɪnˈkɑnstənsi/4 syllables
Synonyms: faithlessnessfalsenessficklenesschangefulness

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherousSynonyms: faithlessnessfalsenessficklenessType of infidelity, unfaithfulness
  2. the quality of being changeable and variableSynonyms: changefulnessType of changeableness, changeabilityKinds capriciousness, unpredictability

Related words inconstant adjective, changeful adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

In·con′stan·cy noun

Origin: L. inconstantia.

The quality or state of being inconstant; lack of constancy; mutability; fickleness; variableness.

For unto knight there was no greater shame, Than lightness and inconstancie in love.— Edmund Spenser

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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