inconsequence
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (2)
- having no important effects or influenceOpposite consequenceType of insignificance
- invalid or incorrect reasoningSynonyms: illogicalityillogicalnessillogicType of qualityKinds invalidity, invalidness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·con′se·quence noun
Origin: L. inconsequentia: cf. F. inconséquence.
The quality or state of being inconsequent; lack of just or logical inference or argument; inconclusiveness. Bp. Edward Stillingfleet
Strange, that you should not see the inconsequence of your own reasoning!— Bp. Richard Hurd
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54