constant
unvarying in nature
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,238 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,808 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- unvarying in nature also: changeless, invariant, unvarying maintained a constant temperatureprinciples of unvarying validity
- steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection a man constant in adherence to his idealsa constant lover
- uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing also: ceaseless, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting the ceaseless thunder of surfin constant pain
noun
- a quantity that does not vary also: constant quantity, invariable
- a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context the velocity of light is a constant
constant in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Whence draw ye, honest gentlemen, your constant wind supply?
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Constant aid is given, apparitions descend from the skies, where angels are waiting, holding crowns of precious stones.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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His principal hostility was directed against Wolsey, whose arrogance and grasping practices were the constant subjects of his railing.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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Calm, silence, the constant exercise of all the faculties of the intellect, have charms which the vulgar can never suspect.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1