Associations to the word «Constancy»

Wiktionary

CONSTANCY, noun. (uncountable) The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.
CONSTANCY, noun. (countable) An unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing.

Dictionary definition

CONSTANCY, noun. The quality of being enduring and free from change or variation; "early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds".
CONSTANCY, 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.
CONSTANCY, noun. Faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity).

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope