| consistency | (n) the property of holding together and retaining its shape, Syn. eubstance, consistence, body, Example: wool has more body than rayon; when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake |
| consistency | (n) a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts, Syn. consistence, Ant. inconsistency |
| consistency | (n) logical coherence and accordance with the facts, Example: a rambling argument that lacked any consistency |
| consistency | (n) (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another |
| consistent | (adj) (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; ; - FDR, Ant. inconsistent, Example: testimony consistent with the known facts; I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war |
| consistent | (adj) the same throughout in structure or composition, Syn. uniform, Example: bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product |
| Consistency | Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it restore itself to the natural consistence. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] We are as water, weak, and of no consistence. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] The same form, substance, and consistency. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]
Let the expressed juices be boiled into the consistence of a sirup. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ] The church of God, as meaning the whole consistence of orders and members. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency. South. [ 1913 Webster ] That consistency of behavior whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] Consistency, thou art a jewel. Popular Saying. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Consistence |
| Consistent | a. [ L. consistens, p. pr.: cf. F. consistant. ] The humoral and consistent parts of the body. Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ] Show me one that has it in his power With reference to such a lord, to serve and to be free are terms not consistent only, but equivalent. South. [ 1913 Webster ] It was utterly to be at once a consistent Quaker and a conspirator. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Consistently | adv. In a consistent manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |