Word.ws English Dictionary

const

const noun: a variable whose value cannot be changed directly.

Noun

const (plural consts)

  1. A variable whose value cannot be changed directly.

Adjective

const (not comparable)

  1. Whose value cannot be changed directly.
  2. Which cannot change the value of its class’s attributes.

Forms of const

pluralconsts

Origin of const

Abbreviation of constant, used as a keyword in certain programming languages.

Words formed from const

Questions about const

What does const mean?
Const means a variable whose value cannot be changed directly.
What part of speech is const?
Const can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of const?
The plural of const is consts.

Words near const in the dictionary

  1. conspurcates
  2. conspurcating
  3. conspurcation
  4. conspurcations
  5. consquamatic acid
  6. const
  7. const correctness
  8. const-correct
  9. const.
  10. constab
  11. constable

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: const (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “const.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/const. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.