Constancy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation

(psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹæmpˈuːn/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒnstənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒnstənsi/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹæmpˈuːn/.

Examples

early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

perceptual constancy stability

Antonyms

inconstancy

Parts of Speech

noun	the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation “early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds”
noun	(psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation
noun	faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity)

Word Forms

constant	adjective	unvarying in nature
stable	adjective	showing little if any change

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Konstanz

die Qualität, dauerhaft und frei von Veränderung oder Variation zu sein

🇫🇷French

constance

la qualité d'être durable et libre de changement ou de variation

🇪🇸Spanish

constancia

la cualidad de ser duradero y libre de cambios o variaciones

🇮🇹Italian

costanza

la qualità di essere duraturo e libero da cambiamenti o variazioni

🇳🇱Dutch

standvastigheid

de kwaliteit van blijvend zijn en vrij van verandering of variatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

constância

a qualidade de ser duradouro e livre de mudança ou variação

🇷🇺Russian

постоянство

качество долговечности и свободы от изменений или вариаций

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भक्ति

स्थायी होने और परिवर्तन या बदलाव से मुक्त होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থিরতা

স্থায়ী এবং পরিবর্তন বা প্রকরণ থেকে মুক্ত থাকার গুণমান

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலைத்தன்மை

நிலையான மற்றும் மாற்றம் அல்லது மாறுபாட்டிலிருந்து விடுபடும் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థిరత్వం

మార్పు లేదా వైవిధ్యం నుండి భరించడం మరియు స్వేచ్ఛగా ఉండటం యొక్క నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थिरता

टिकाऊ आणि बदल किंवा भिन्नतेपासून मुक्त असण्याची गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થિરતા

સ્થાયી અને પરિવર્તન અથવા વિવિધતાથી મુક્ત રહેવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಿರತೆ

ಬಾಳಿಕೆ ಬರುವ ಮತ್ತು ಬದಲಾವಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸದಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥിരത

സ്ഥിരതയുള്ളതും മാറ്റത്തിൽ നിന്നോ വ്യതിയാനങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നോ ഉള്ള ഗുണനിലവാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਥਿਰਤਾ

ਸਥਾਈ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਪਰਿਵਰਤਨ ਤੋਂ ਮੁਕਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

مستقل مزاجی

پائیدار اور تبدیلی یا تغیر سے پاک ہونے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恒心

持久且不受变化或变化的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

恒常

永続的であり、変化や変動がない性質

🇰🇷Korean

불변

지속적이고 변화나 변형이 없는 품질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kiên định

chất lượng của sự bền bỉ và không bị thay đổi hoặc biến đổi

🇹🇭Thai

ความมั่นคง

คุณภาพของความคงทนและปราศจากการเปลี่ยนแปลงหรือแปรผัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

keteguhan

kualitas yang bertahan lama dan bebas dari perubahan atau variasi

🇵🇭Filipino

katatagan

ang kalidad ng pagiging matatag at malaya sa pagbabago o pagkakaiba-iba

🇲🇾Malay

keteguhan

kualiti yang berkekalan dan bebas daripada perubahan atau variasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثبات

نوعية كونها دائمة وخالية من التغيير أو الاختلاف

🇮🇷Persian

ثبات

کیفیت ماندگار بودن و عاری از تغییر یا تغییر

🇹🇷Turkish

istikrar

kalıcı olma ve değişimden veya varyasyondan uzak olma kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קְבִיעוּת

האיכות של להיות מתמשך וחופשי משינויים או וריאציות

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