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Constancy vs Deference - What's the difference?

constancy | deference |

As nouns the difference between constancy and deference

is that constancy is (uncountable) the quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc while deference is deference.

constancy

English

Noun

(constancies)
  • (uncountable) The quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.
  • * 1871 , , Descent of Man , ch. 7 "On the Races of Man,"
    • Constancy of character is what is chiefly valued and sought for by naturalists.
  • (countable) An unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing.
  • * 1602 , , All's Well That Ends Well , act 1, sc. 2,
    • younger spirits . . .
    whose constancies
    Expire before their fashions.

    Related terms

    * constant * constantly

    References

    * * * * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989. * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.

    deference

    English

    Noun

  • Great respect.
    • The children treated their elders with deference .
  • The willingness to carry out the wishes of others.
    • By tidying his room, he showed deference to his mother.

    Synonyms

    * honor * respect