constancy

noun

con·stan·cy ˈkän(t)-stən(t)-sē

plural constancies

Synonyms of constancy next

: steadfastness of mind under duress : fortitude

: fidelity, loyalty

: a state of being constant or unchanging

Examples of constancy in a Sentence

the constancy of the Earth's rotation the mistaken notion that there is constancy in language—words do indeed change their meanings over time

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In the 1940s scientists realized this cosmic constancy could be used to measure time without the chaotic noise associated with other physical clocks. —

Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024 Our second table has a higher hurdle for constancy of growth: All these land in the top decile of the universe in predictability of the earnings progression. —

William Baldwin, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 With this new distance dependence from quantum loops lodged within the coupling constant, these quantities lost their constancy. —

Stanley J. Brodsky, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024 To a stunning degree, the Trump administration has diminished the sense of U.S. constancy that has been indispensable to the postwar liberal order. —

Eliot A. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018 See all Example Sentences for constancy