constancy
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds
Types & categories
- unchangeability hypernym
- invariance hyponym
- metastability hyponym
- monotony hyponym
Related & opposite
- changefulness antonym
- constant attribute
- inconstant attribute
- unchanging derivation
- stable derivation
- constant derivation
Sense 2 noun
(psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation
Types & categories
- perception hypernym
- brightness constancy hyponym
- color constancy hyponym
- shape constancy hyponym
- size constancy hyponym
Related & opposite
- psychology domain topic
Sense 3 noun
faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity)
Types & categories
- faithfulness hypernym
Related & opposite
- constant derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | changefulness |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | constant |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | inconstant |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | unchanging |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stable |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | constant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | unchangeability |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | invariance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | metastability |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | monotony |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | psychology |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | perception |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | brightness constancy |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | color constancy |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | shape constancy |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | size constancy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | constant |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | faithfulness |