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# inconstant

adjective (inconstant; literary or formal)

«inconstant» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (literary) Changing often; not loyal or faithful: an inconstant friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inconstant/#m1)
2. Not steady; changing in amount or strength: an inconstant wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inconstant/#m2)

### In the lessons

Mostly found in old stories, poems and formal writing: the «inconstant moon» changes shape every night; an inconstant lover keeps changing whom they love. In everyday talk people say «changeable» or «unreliable». Phrases: an inconstant friend, inconstant weather.

### Examples

- The inconstant wind kept changing direction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inconstant/#x1)
- In the poem, the moon is called inconstant because it changes shape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inconstant/#x2)
- He was an inconstant friend who forgot us when someone new came along. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inconstant/#x3)
- Spring weather in Ireland is inconstant: sun, then rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inconstant/#x4)
- The candle's inconstant flame flickered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inconstant/#x5)
- The old song warned of an inconstant heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inconstant/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: «constant». Do not confuse with «inconsistent», which is the everyday word for not staying the same or not agreeing. «Inconstant» is old-fashioned and literary.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inconstant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inconstant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inconstant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inconstant.html) on Mova free.