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Meanings of constancy in английском

русский
постоянство
португальский
constância
каталонский
constància
испанский
constancia

The quality of being enduring and free from change or variation.

постоянство

(Psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation.

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Usage of constancy in английском
1
Friendship, a dual relation; enmities an accompaniment of; constancy a requisite in.
Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies
2
I shall then give over every expectation, every wish of his constancy.
Pride and Prejudice
3
Thus Darwin's theory was not a recipe for change, but for constancy.
A short history of nearly everything
4
The constancy of the two, however, was very different in essential meaning.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
5
The fidelity of whales to each other exceeds the constancy of birds.
The New North
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She felt a sort of blissful rest in its legitimacy and constancy.
File No. 113
7
And her constancy in her misery had wound itself into his heart.
John Caldigate
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Take no thought for their safety; thy constancy hath earned their deliverance.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
9
Will causes the magnet to point with unfailing constancy to the north.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8
10
The Persians quaked at her constancy, and the Medes at her boldness.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
11
It owes most of all to the constancy of its founding family.
The new yorker
12
With the curious constancy of the Irish, he had remained determinedly celibate.
Dangerous Days
13
Thus the constancy of your love will have its crown of flowers.
Droll Stories — Volume 3
14
I cannot call the Egyptian constancy a virtue, it is a delusion.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 01
15
Thus he discovered in me great courage, enterprise, and constancy of purpose.
A Voyage to the Moon / With Some Account of the Manners and Cust...
16
She knew that he counted to the measure of her own constancy.
The Trumpeter Swan
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Translations for constancy
португальский
constância
каталонский
constància
испанский
constancia
Constancy through the time
Constancy across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common