Inconstant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; ; ; - Shakespeare

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋkˈɑːnstənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋkˈɒnstənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋkˈɒnstənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkˈɑːnstənt/.

Examples

inconstant affections
an inconstant lover
swear not by...the inconstant moon

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

constant

Parts of Speech

adjective

likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; ; ; - Shakespeare

“inconstant affections”

Word Forms

inconstancy

noun

unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unbeständig

ändert sich wahrscheinlich häufig und oft ohne ersichtlichen oder triftigen Grund; Variable; ; ; - Shakespeare

🇪🇸Spanish

inconstante

probable que cambie frecuentemente sin razón aparente o convincente; variable; ; ; -Shakespeare

🇮🇹Italian

incostante

probabilità di cambiare frequentemente spesso senza una ragione apparente o convincente; variabile; ; ; - Shakespeare

🇳🇱Dutch

wisselvallig

zal waarschijnlijk vaak en vaak veranderen zonder duidelijke of overtuigende reden; variabel; ; ; - Shakespeare

🇵🇹Portuguese

inconstante

provável que mude frequentemente sem motivo aparente ou convincente; variável; ; ; -Shakespeare

🇷🇺Russian

непостоянный

вероятность частого изменения без видимой или убедительной причины; переменная; ; ; - Шекспир

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्थिर

बिना किसी स्पष्ट या ठोस कारण के बार-बार बदलने की संभावना; चर; ; ; - शेक्सपियर

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থির

আপাত বা যুক্তিযুক্ত কারণ ছাড়াই ঘন ঘন ঘন ঘন পরিবর্তন হতে পারে; পরিবর্তনশীল ; ; - শেক্সপিয়ার

🇮🇳Tamil

சீரற்ற

வெளிப்படையான அல்லது உறுதியான காரணமின்றி அடிக்கடி மாறக்கூடியது; மாறி; ; ; - ஷேக்ஸ்பியர்

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్థిరమైన

స్పష్టమైన లేదా స్పష్టమైన కారణం లేకుండా తరచుగా మారే అవకాశం; వేరియబుల్; ; ; - షేక్స్పియర్

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्थिर

उघड किंवा ठोस कारणाशिवाय वारंवार बदलण्याची शक्यता; चल ; ; - शेक्सपियर

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંગત

દેખીતી અથવા વ્યવસ્થિત કારણ વગર વારંવાર બદલાવાની શક્યતા; ચલ ; ; - શેક્સપિયર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಥಿರ

ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾದ ಕಾರಣವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಬದಲಾಗುವ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆಯಿದೆ; ವೇರಿಯಬಲ್; ; ; - ಷೇಕ್ಸ್ಪಿಯರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്ഥിരമായ

വ്യക്തമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വ്യക്തമായ കാരണമില്ലാതെ പലപ്പോഴും മാറാൻ സാധ്യതയുണ്ട്; വേരിയബിൾ; ; ; - ഷേക്സ്പിയർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਥਿਰ

ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਜਾਂ ਠੋਸ ਕਾਰਨ ਦੇ ਅਕਸਰ ਬਦਲਣ ਦੀ ਸੰਭਾਵਨਾ; ਵੇਰੀਏਬਲ; ; ; - ਸ਼ੇਕਸਪੀਅਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر مستقل

ظاہری یا معقول وجہ کے بغیر اکثر تبدیل ہونے کا امکان؛ متغیر ; ; - شیکسپیئر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不稳定的

可能在没有明显或令人信服的原因的情况下经常发生变化；多变的; ; ; ——莎士比亚

🇯🇵Japanese

不定

明白な、または説得力のある理由なしに、頻繁に変更される可能性が高い。変数; ; ; - シェイクスピア

🇰🇷Korean

변덕스러운

명백하거나 설득력 있는 이유 없이 자주 변경될 가능성이 높습니다. 변하기 쉬운; ; ; - 셰익스피어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hay thay đổi

có khả năng thay đổi thường xuyên mà không có lý do rõ ràng hoặc thuyết phục; biến; ; ; - Shakespeare

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่คงที่

มีแนวโน้มที่จะเปลี่ยนแปลงบ่อย ๆ บ่อยครั้งโดยไม่มีเหตุผลที่ชัดเจนหรือตรงประเด็น; ตัวแปร; ; ; - เช็คสเปียร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak konstan

cenderung sering berubah tanpa alasan yang jelas atau meyakinkan; variabel; ; ; - Shakespeare

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pare-pareho

malamang na magbago nang madalas nang walang maliwanag o maliwanag na dahilan; variable; ; ; - Shakespeare

🇲🇾Malay

tidak tetap

berkemungkinan berubah dengan kerap tanpa sebab yang jelas atau kukuh; pembolehubah; ; ; - Shakespeare

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متقلب

من المحتمل أن يتغير بشكل متكرر دون سبب واضح أو مقنع؛ عامل؛ ; ; - شكسبير

🇮🇷Persian

ناپایدار

به احتمال زیاد اغلب بدون دلیل آشکار یا قطعی تغییر می کند. متغیر؛ ; ; - شکسپیر

🇹🇷Turkish

tutarsız

bariz ya da inandırıcı bir sebep olmadan sık sık değişmesi muhtemel; değişken; ; ; - Shakespeare

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֲפַכְפַּך

עשוי להשתנות לעתים קרובות לעתים קרובות ללא סיבה נראית לעין או ברורה; מִשְׁתַנֶה; ; ; - שייקספיר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'inconstant'?

The primary meaning of 'inconstant' is 'likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; ; ; - Shakespeare'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'inconstant' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'inconstant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'inconstant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'inconstant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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