English → Latin
“inconstancy” in Latin
incōnstānschangeable; inconstant; inconsistent; fickle; capriciousvarietāsdifference, diversity, varietyīnfidēlitāsunfaithfulness, faithlessness, infidelityīnfirmitāsweakness, feebleness, infirmity; sicknesslevitāslevity, lightness; fickleness, inconstancy, disloyaltymōbilitāsmobility, activity, speed, rapidity, quickness; changeableness, fickleness, inconstancyvolūbilitāsa rapid whirling motion; rapidity, fluency, volubilityventusa wind
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inconstancy
inconstantia (the proper word; of persons or things, physical or moral; e.g., venti; rerum humanarum): varietas (variety): infidelitas (want of trustworthiness). (The words are found in this connection and order.) varietas atque infidelitas: infirmitas: levitas (weakness, lightness, and consequent fickleness of character). (The words are found in this connection and order.) levitas et infirmitas: mutabilitas mentis (of mind). (The words are found in this connection and order.) inconstantia mutabilitasque mentis (Cic.): mobilitas (changeableness; of a person or personified thing; e.g., fortunae): volubilitas (e.g. fortunae, Cic.). Inconstancy of the weather, caelum varians.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inconstancy?
- The usual Latin words for “inconstancy” are incōnstāns, varietās, īnfidēlitās; also īnfirmitās, levitās, mōbilitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.