consistency
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Noun (4)
- the property of holding together and retaining its shape“wool has more body than rayon”“when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake”Synonyms: consistencesubstancebodyType of propertyKinds viscosity, solidity, softness, porosity, clayeyness, unbreakableness, doughiness, hardness, breakableness, lumpiness +3 moreAttribute of thick, thin
- a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or partsSynonyms: consistenceType of uniformity, uniformness
- logical coherence and accordance with the facts“a rambling argument that lacked any consistency”Type of coherence, coherency
- (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one anotherType of logicality, logicalness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: Cf. F. consistance.
1. The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity.
Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it restore itself to the natural consistence.— Francis, Baron Verulam Bacon
We are as water, weak, and of no consistence.— Taylor, Jeremy
The same form, substance, and consistency.— Burnet, Thomas
2. A degree of firmness, density, viscosity, or spissitude; a measure of the ability to hold together when manipulated. Syn. — body.
Let the expressed juices be boiled into the consistence of a sirup.— John Arbuthnot
3. That which stands together as a united whole; a combination.
The church of God, as meaning the whole consistence of orders and members.— John Milton
4. Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency.
His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency.— Robert South
5. Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different times; the harmony of conduct with profession; congruity; correspondence; as, the consistency of laws, regulations, or judicial decisions; consistency of opinions; consistency of conduct or of character.
That consistency of behavior whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just.— Joseph Addison
Consistency, thou art a jewel.— Popular Saying.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54