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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. Fixedness or firmness of mind; persevering resolution; especially, firmness of mind under sufferings, steadiness in attachments, or perseverance in enterprise; stability; fidelity. A fellow of plain uncoined constancy. --Shak. Constancy and contempt of danger. --Prescott. Syn: Fixedness; stability; firmness; steadiness; permanence; steadfastness; resolution. See {Firmness}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: constancy n 1: the quality of being free from change or variation [syn: {stability}] [ant: {inconstancy}] 2: the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation 3: faithfulness in personal attachment (especially sexual fidelity)
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