Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Constancy \Con"stan*cy\, n. [L. constantia: cf. F. constance.
See {Constant}.]
1. The state or quality of being constant or steadfast;
freedom from change; stability; fixedness; immutability;
as, the constancy of God in his nature and attributes.
2. Fixedness or firmness of mind; persevering resolution;
especially, firmness of mind under sufferings, steadiness
in attachments, or perseverance in enterprise; stability;
fidelity.
A fellow of plain uncoined constancy. --Shak.
Constancy and contempt of danger. --Prescott.
Syn: Fixedness; stability; firmness; steadiness; permanence;
steadfastness; resolution. See {Firmness}.
Source : WordNet®
constancy
n 1: the quality of being free from change or variation [syn: {stability}]
[ant: {inconstancy}]
2: the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very
similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations
in the conditions of observation
3: faithfulness in personal attachment (especially sexual
fidelity)