constans

Present active participle of cōnstō (“stand together”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.stans/, [ˈkõː.stãːs]

cōnstāns (genitive cōnstantis); third declension

1. standing together
2. standing still; constant, unchanging
3. firm; persistent
4. agreeing, corresponding; harmonious, consistent

Third declension.

cōnstāns (genitive cōnstantis); third declension

1. constant, unchanging
2. steadfast, resolute
3. secure

Third declension.

• constanter

• constans in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• constans in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• constans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the regular courses of the stars: motus stellarum constantes et rati
    
  • manhood: aetas constans, media, firmata, corroborata (not virilis)
    
  • a man of character, with a strong personality: vir constans, gravis (opp. homo inconstans, levis)
    
  • to be consistent: sibi constare, constantem esse
    
• constans in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• constans in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016