Linger vs Constant - What's the difference?
linger | constant |
To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
* 1859 , , A Tale of Two Cities , ch. 15:
* 1891 , , "Mrs. Manstey's View":
* 2011 April 25, Alice Park, "
To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.
* 1887 , , The Woodlanders , ch. 14:
* 1904 , , "Asmund and Signy" in The Brown Fairy Book :
(often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytical thinking or discussion.
* 2011 April 14, Michael Scherer, "
Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
Consistently recurring over time; persistent.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-11-16, volume=409, issue=8862, magazine=(The Economist), author=Schumpeter
, title= Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.
* Sir (Philip Sidney) (1554-1586)
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
* (John Dryden) (1631-1700)
Firm; solid; not fluid.
* (Robert Boyle) (1627-1691)
(obsolete) Consistent; logical.
* Shakespeare, Twelfth Night IV.ii
That which is permanent or invariable.
(algebra) A quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion.
(science) Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.
(computing) An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.
As a verb linger
is to stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.As a proper noun constant is
.linger
English
Verb
(en verb)- His tone lingered in the air, almost like the tone of a musical instrument.
- She lingered in the window.
Upgrading the Disaster," Time :
- It takes into account . . . predictions of how long radioactive contaminants will linger in the soil and water near the nuclear facility.
- He lingered through the day, and died that evening as the sun went down.
- During his absence the queen fell ill, and after lingering for some time she died.
Trump's Political Reality Show: Will the Donald Really Run for President?," Time :
- Trump doesn't linger on the poll.
Derived terms
* lingerer * linger onconstant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)The mindfulness business, passage=The constant pinging of electronic devices is driving many people to the end of their tether. Electronic devices not only overload the senses and invade leisure time. They feed on themselves: the more people tweet the more they are rewarded with followers and retweets.}}
- Both loving one fair maid, they yet remained constant friends.
- I am constant to my purposes.
- His gifts, his constant courtship, nothing gained.
- Ifyou mix them, you may turn these two fluid liquors into a constant body.
- I am no more mad than you are: make the trial of it with any constant question.