constance

See also: Constance

French

Etymology

From Latin cōnstantia.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

constance f (plural constances)

1. constancy
2. (literary, of a person) resilience; perseverance
   • 1640, Pierre Corneille, Horace, act I, scene I:

     Ma constance du moins règne encor sur mes yeux.

     My perseverance, at least, still governs my eyes.

Related terms

• constant

Further reading

• “constance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.