Inconstancy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous

the quality of being changeable and variable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋkˈɑːnstənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋkˈɒnstənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋkˈɒnstənsi/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkˈɑːnstənsi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

changefulness falseness fickleness faithlessness

Antonyms

constancy

Word Forms

faithless	adjective	having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor
false	adjective	deliberately deceptive
fickle	adjective	marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
inconstant	adjective	likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; ; ; - Shakespeare
changeful	adjective	such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unbeständigkeit

Untreue aufgrund von Unzuverlässigkeit oder Treulosigkeit

🇫🇷French

inconstance

infidélité en raison du manque de fiabilité ou de la trahison

🇪🇸Spanish

inconstancia

infidelidad por ser poco confiable o traicionero

🇮🇹Italian

incostanza

infedeltà in quanto inaffidabile o traditore

🇳🇱Dutch

wisselvalligheid

ontrouw omdat hij onbetrouwbaar of verraderlijk is

🇵🇹Portuguese

inconstância

infidelidade em virtude de não ser confiável ou traiçoeiro

🇷🇺Russian

непостоянство

неверность в силу ненадежности или предательства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चंचलता

अविश्वसनीय या विश्वासघाती होने के कारण बेवफाई

🇧🇩Bengali

অসঙ্গতি

অবিশ্বাস্য বা বিশ্বাসঘাতক হওয়ার গুণে অবিশ্বস্ততা

🇮🇳Tamil

சீரற்ற தன்மை

நம்பத்தகாத அல்லது துரோகமாக இருப்பதன் மூலம் துரோகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్థిరత

నమ్మదగని లేదా నమ్మకద్రోహంగా ఉండటం వల్ల అవిశ్వాసం

🇮🇳Marathi

विसंगती

अविश्वासू किंवा विश्वासघातकी असण्याच्या गुणाने अविश्वासूपणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંગતતા

અવિશ્વસનીય અથવા વિશ્વાસઘાત હોવાના કારણે બેવફાઈ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಂಗತತೆ

ವಿಶ್ವಾಸಾರ್ಹವಲ್ಲದ ಅಥವಾ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸಘಾತುಕ ಎಂಬ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದಾಗಿ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸದ್ರೋಹಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊരുത്തക്കേട്

വിശ്വാസയോഗ്യമല്ലാത്തതോ വഞ്ചകനോ ആയതിനാൽ അവിശ്വസ്തത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੰਗਤਤਾ

ਭਰੋਸੇਮੰਦ ਜਾਂ ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਗੁਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬੇਵਫ਼ਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عدم استحکام

ناقابل اعتماد یا غدار ہونے کی وجہ سے بے وفائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

反复无常

因不可靠或奸诈而不忠

🇯🇵Japanese

不規則性

信頼できない、または不誠実であるという理由による不貞

🇰🇷Korean

변하기 쉬움

신뢰할 수 없거나 배신적이기 때문에 불성실함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thất thường

không chung thủy vì không đáng tin cậy hoặc phản bội

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่มั่นคง

การไม่ซื่อสัตย์โดยอาศัยความไม่น่าเชื่อถือหรือทรยศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sifat tdk tetap

ketidaksetiaan karena tidak dapat diandalkan atau pengkhianat

🇵🇭Filipino

inconsistency

kawalan ng katapatan sa bisa ng pagiging hindi mapagkakatiwalaan o taksil

🇲🇾Malay

ketidaktekalan

ketidaksetiaan kerana tidak boleh dipercayai atau khianat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقلب

عدم الإخلاص بحكم كونه غير موثوق به أو خائن

🇮🇷Persian

عدم ثبات

خیانت به دلیل غیرقابل اعتماد بودن یا خیانت بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

tutarsızlık

güvenilmez veya hain olma nedeniyle sadakatsizlik

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר יציבות

חוסר נאמנות מעצם היותו לא אמין או בוגדני

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