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unvarying

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Persistent, constant, changeless.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • You can be sure of our unvarying attention.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: constant, nonchanging, unchanging, changeless, equal, static, stationary, unaltering, unvarying

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Lacking variety; having a uniform character.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The prizewinning carrots were of an unvarying size.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stable, consistent, equable, equal, even, even-keeled, monotonous, regular, samely, steady, uncheckered, uniform, unvaried, unvarying

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a street of uniform tall white buildings

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: uniform

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

lacking variety

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unvaried

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

unvarying in nature

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • maintained a constant temperature
  • principles of unvarying validity

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: changeless, constant, invariant

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English varying English unvarying From un- + varying.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: muuttumaton — persistent, constant
  • Finnish: jatkuva — persistent, constant
  • Polish: jednostajny — persistent, constant
  • Russian: неизме́нный (neizménnyj) — persistent, constant
  • Russian: неизменя́емый (neizmenjájemyj) — persistent, constant
  • Russian: неизменя́ющийся (neizmenjájuščijsja) — persistent, constant
  • Russian: постоя́нный (postojánnyj) — persistent, constant
  • Finnish: yhdenmukainen — lacking variety; uniform
  • Finnish: samanlainen — lacking variety; uniform
  • Polish: jednolity — lacking variety; uniform
  • Russian: единообра́зный (jedinoobráznyj) — lacking variety; uniform