Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Consist

//kənˈsɪst// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.

    "The train's consist included a baggage car, four passenger cars, and a diner."

Verb
  1. 1
    To be. copulative, obsolete

    "Why doe they cover with so many lets, one over another, those parts where chiefly consisteth [translating loge] our pleasure and theirs?"

  2. 2
    be composed of wordnet
  3. 3
    To exist or be compatible. archaic, intransitive

    "[Homer] allows their characters such estimable qualities as could consist, and in truth generally do, with tender frailties."

  4. 4
    originate (in) wordnet
  5. 5
    be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous wordnet
Show 1 more definition
  1. 6
    have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French consister, from Latin consistō (“stand together, stop, become hard or solid, agree with, continue, exist”), from com- (“together”) + sistō (“I cause to stand, stand”).

Etymology 2

From consist (verb).

See also for "consist"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: consist