CONSTANT, a. [L.] 1. Fixed; firm; opposed to fluid.To turn two fluid liquors into a constant body.[In this sense, not used.]2. Fixed; not varied; unchanged; permanent; immutable.The worlds a scene of changes, and to be constant, in nature were inconstancy.3. Fixed or firm in mind, purpose, affection or principle; unshaken; unmoved; as a constant friend or lover.4. Certain; steady; firmly adherent; with to; as a man constant to his purpose, or to his duties.
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