Constancy vs Resolute - What's the difference?
constancy | resolute |
(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,"
(countable) An unchanging quality or characteristic of a person or thing.
* 1602 , , All's Well That Ends Well , act 1, sc. 2,
Firm, unyielding, determined.
* Shakespeare
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(obsolete) Convinced; satisfied; sure.
As a noun constancy
is (uncountable) the quality of being constant; steadiness or faithfulness in action, affections, purpose, etc.As an adjective resolute is
firm, unyielding, determined.constancy
English
Noun
(constancies)- Constancy of character is what is chiefly valued and sought for by naturalists.
- younger spirits . . .
- whose constancies
- Expire before their fashions.
References
* * * * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989. * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.resolute
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She was resolute in her determination to resist his romantic advances.
- He was resolute in his decision to stay.
- Edward is at hand, / Ready to fight; therefore be resolute .
- If the Coward Bumble Bee / In his chimney corner stay, / I, must resoluter be!
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