English → Latin
“inconstant” in Latin
incōnstānschangeable; inconstant; inconsistent; fickle; capriciousvariōto diversify, variegate, change, transform, make different or various, alter, vary, interchange; to be diversified or vavariusdiverse, different, various, varied; manifold, changing, variable, complex; versatilemūtābilismutable, changeable, inconstantmōbilismovable, loose; pliant, flexible; fickle, inconstantlevislight, not heavy; easy to digest; quick, swift, fleet, nimble, rapidīnfidēlisunfaithful; treacherous, disloyal; unbelieving, infidelīnfirmusweak, feeble; unhealthy, infirm, indisposed, sick; inconclusiveflū̆xusa flowing, flow, flux; emission (of semen)ingeniuminnate or natural quality, natural character; nature; disposition, temper, inclination; intelligence, natural capacity
The English word inconstant itself goes back to Latin cōnstō, through incōnstāns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inconstant
inconstans (of things, as the winds; and of inconsistency in persons; opposed to constans): varians: varius (the former of things; e.g., caelum; the latter of persons): mutabilis: (The words are found in this connection and order.) varius et mutabilis: mobilis (of persons and things; ingenium, animus, voluntas): levis (light-minded, frivolous; of persons): infidelis (unfaithful; of persons): infirmus (weak; of persons and things): fluxus (of things; e.g., fides, fortuna). To be as inconstant as a weather-cock, plumis aut folio facilius moveri (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inconstant?
- The usual Latin words for “inconstant” are incōnstāns, variō, varius; also mūtābilis, mōbilis, levis. 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.