fickleness
Whims over commitment
Fickleness is the quality of being changeable or inconstant, especially in affections or loyalties.
A fickle person shifts allegiances easily; fickleness is that tendency as an abstract trait.
The word carries disapproval—it suggests unreliability rather than healthy flexibility: the fickleness of public opinion, She was hurt by his fickleness.
Disloyalty or treachery
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- perfidyDeliberate breach of trust
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
inconstancy · unfaithfulness · duplicity · falseness · two-timing · deceitfulness · untrustworthiness · adultery
Quality of not lasting
- ephemeralityCondition of being brief
- transitorinessQuality of not lasting
- fleetingnessQuality of passing quickly
- evanescenceGradual disappearance from existence
mutability · instability · variability · temporariness · changeability · fluctuation · inconstancy · momentariness
Inability to choose
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- irresolutionLack of firm decision
- indecisivenessFailure to commit
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
ambivalence · equivocation · waffling · dithering · oscillation · shilly-shallying · wishy-washiness · flip-flopping
Playful, capricious quality
- whimSudden arbitrary desire
- capriciousnessErratic, unpredictable behavior
- flightinessLack of serious purpose
- impulsivenessActing without forethought
spontaneity · unpredictability · arbitrariness · mercuriality · impetuosity · quirkiness · vagary · waywardness
faithlessness
Disloyalty or treachery
infidelity · inconstancy · unfaithfulness · duplicity · falseness · two-timing · deceitfulness · untrustworthiness · adultery · double-dealing
impermanence
Quality of not lasting
- ephemeralityCondition of being brief
- transitorinessQuality of not lasting
- fleetingnessQuality of passing quickly
evanescence · mutability · instability · variability · temporariness · changeability · fluctuation · inconstancy · momentariness · brevity
vacillation
Inability to choose
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- irresolutionLack of firm decision
- indecisivenessFailure to commit
hesitation · ambivalence · equivocation · waffling · dithering · oscillation · shilly-shallying · wishy-washiness · flip-flopping · uncertainty
whimsy
Playful, capricious quality
- whimSudden arbitrary desire
- capriciousnessErratic, unpredictable behavior
- flightinessLack of serious purpose
impulsiveness · spontaneity · unpredictability · arbitrariness · mercuriality · impetuosity · quirkiness · vagary · waywardness · erraticness
- changeabilityvariability, mutability, inconstancy, instability, fluctuation
- indecisionindecision, indecisiveness, conflicted, hesitation, indecisive
- traitshonesty, ambitious, brave, calm, kindness
- Unreliabilityflakiness, inconsistency, undependability, untrustworthiness, unpredictability
- whimswhim, whimsy, caprice, fancy, impulse
- Volatilityvolatility, fluctuation, fluctuations, instability, unpredictability
ficklenessloyalty
Faithful commitment to another
faithfulness · devotion · constancy · fidelity · steadfastness
ficklenessconsistency
Reliable adherence to standards
steadiness · stability · constancy · permanence · reliability
ficklenessdependability
Consistent trustworthy nature
reliability · steadfastness · trustworthiness · resoluteness · determination