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2 inconstancy
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in·con·stan·cy [ɪnʼkɒn(t)stən(t)si, Am -ʼkɑ:n-] n(esp liter, form)1) ( tendency to change) Unbeständigkeit f, Veränderlichkeit f; ( unpredictably) Unberechenbarkeit f -
4 inconstancy of volume
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5 instability
noun* * *[instə'biləti](lack of stability or steadiness eg of personality.) die Unbeständigkeit* * *in·sta·bil·ity[ˌɪnstəˈbɪləti, AM -ət̬i]n no pl* * *["Instə'bIlItɪ]nInstabilität f; (of character also) Labilität f* * *instability [ˌınstəˈbılətı] s1. mangelnde Festigkeit oder Stabilität3. fig Unbeständigkeit f4. fig mangelnde Festigkeit:(emotional) instability Labilität f* * *noun* * *n.Haltlosigkeit f.Instabilität f.Labilität f.Unbeständigkeit f. -
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noun2) (illogicality) Inkonsequenz, die* * *noun (plural inconsistencies). der Widerspruch* * *in·con·sist·en·cy[ˌɪnkənˈsɪstən(t)si]n* * *["Inkən'sIstənsI]nthe inconsistencies in his evidence — die Widersprüche in seiner Aussage
2) (= unevenness: of work, in quality etc) Unbeständigkeit f* * *1. Inkonsequenz f:a) Folgewidrigkeit fb) Unbeständigkeit f, Wankelmut m2. Unvereinbarkeit f, Widerspruch m3. Widersprüchlichkeit f, Ungereimtheit f, Inkonsistenz f* * *noun2) (illogicality) Inkonsequenz, die* * *n.Folgewidrigkeit f.Umgereimtheit f.Unvereinbarkeit f. -
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in·con·sist·en·cy [ˌɪnkənʼsɪstən(t)si] n
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Inconstancy — In*con stan*cy, n. [L. inconstantia.] The quality or state of being inconstant; lack of constancy; mutability; fickleness; variableness. [1913 Webster] For unto knight there was no greater shame, Than lightness and inconstancie in love. Spenser.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inconstancy — index disloyalty, inconsistency, infidelity, lapse (expiration), revolt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inconstancy — (n.) 1520s, from L. inconstantia (see INCONSTANCE (Cf. inconstance)) … Etymology dictionary
inconstancy — noun Lack of constancy; lack of consistency in thought, emotion or action. Although she loved him for many years, his inconstancy eventually drove her to another … Wiktionary
inconstancy — promiscuity Used of those with regular sexual partners: Inconstancy was so much the rule among the British residents in Cairo, the place, she thought, was a bureau of sexual exchange. (Manning, 1978) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
inconstancy — inconstant ► ADJECTIVE ▪ frequently changing; variable or irregular. DERIVATIVES inconstancy noun … English terms dictionary
inconstancy — noun Date: 1526 the quality or state of being inconstant … New Collegiate Dictionary
inconstancy — in·con·stan·cy (ĭn kŏnʹstən sē) n. pl. in·con·stan·cies 1. The state or quality of being eccentrically variable or fickle. 2. An instance of being eccentrically variable or fickle. * * * … Universalium
inconstancy — Synonyms and related words: Punic faith, ambitendency, ambivalence, arrhythmia, bad faith, barratry, breach of faith, breach of promise, breach of trust, brokenness, capriciousness, change of mind, changeability, changeableness, choppiness,… … Moby Thesaurus
inconstancy — in·con·stan·cy || ɪn kÉ‘nstÉ™nsɪ / kÉ’n n. lack of constancy, changeability, fickleness … English contemporary dictionary
inconstancy — n. 1. Changeableness, fickleness, vacillation, wavering, unsteadiness. 2. Unstableness, instability, mutability, variableness … New dictionary of synonyms