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English noun: constancy | |||
| 1. | constancy (attribute) the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation | ||
| Samples | Early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds. | ||
| Synonyms | stability | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | changelessness, unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | invariance, metastability, monotony | ||
| Attribute | constant, inconstant | ||
| Antonyms | changefulness, inconstancy | ||
| 2. | constancy (cognition) (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation | ||
| Synonyms | perceptual constancy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | perception | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brightness constancy, color constancy, colour constancy, shape constancy, size constancy | ||
| Domain category | psychological science, psychology | ||
| 3. | constancy (attribute) faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | faithfulness, fidelity | ||
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