Lewis & Short

Parsing inflected forms may not always work as expected. If the following does not give the correct word, try Latin Words or Perseus.

The word inconstantem could not be parsed. Trying a normal dictionary lookup:

No entries found. Showing closest matches:

in-constans, antis, adj., inconstant, changeable, fickle, capricious, inconsistent (class.).

  1. I. Of persons: mihi ridicule es visus esse inconstans, qui eundem et laederes, et laudares, Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 19: populus in omnibus inconstantissimus, Sen. Ep. 99.
  2. II. Of inanim. and abstr. things: inconstans est, quod ab eodem de eadem re diverse dicitur, Cic. Inv. 1, 50, 93: litterae, id. Fam. 10, 16: venti, Plin. 18, 35, 80, § 352: medendi arte nulla inconstantior, id. 29, 1, 1, § 2: quid inconstantius Deo? Cic. Div. 2, 62.
    Sup.: inconstantissimo vultu et maestissimo, Gell. 13, 30, 7.
    Adv.: inconstanter, inconstantly, capriciously, inconsistently: jactantibus se opinionibus inconstanter et turbide, inconsistently and confusedly, Cic. Tusc. 4, 10, 24: loqui, id. Ac. 2, 17, 53: haec dicuntur inconstantissime, without the least consistency, id. Fin. 2, 27, 88: adductus primo ita negare inconstanter, ut, etc., Liv. 40, 55, 5: prodire, Hirt. B. Afr. 82: agens, M. Aurel. ap. Front. ad Caes. 3, ep. 2.