constance
See also: Constance
French
Etymology
From Latin cōnstantia.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɑ̃s
Noun
constance f (plural constances)
- constancy
- (literary, of a person) resilience; perseverance
- 1640, Pierre Corneille, “Act I, Scene I”, in Horace:
- Ma constance du moins règne encor sur mes yeux.
- My perseverance, at least, still governs my eyes.
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Related terms
- constant
Further reading
- “constance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.