constancy
noun
- quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, and so forth; unchanging quality or characteristic of a object
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɑnstənsi/ / /ˈkɒnstənsi/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin cōnstantiabor. English constancy Borrowed from Latin cōnstantia.
- The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.
“A little Water cleares vs of this deed. How eaſie is it then? your Conſtancie Hath left you vnattended.”
“Punctuality is a species of Constancy, a very unfashionable quality in a Lady.”
- An unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing.
“[…] yonger ſpirits, […] whoſe conſtancies Expire before their faſhions: […]”