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Consistence
//kənˈsɪst(ə)ns// noun
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Noun
- 1 Logical consistency; lack of self-contradiction. countable, uncountable
- 2 a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts wordnet
- 3 The staying together, or remaining in close relation, of non-physical things. countable, uncountable
"Her performance has lacked consistence over the last year."
- 4 the property of holding together and retaining its shape wordnet
- 5 The physical quality which is given by the degree of density, firmness, solidity, and viscosity; consistency. archaic, countable, uncountable
"If they [expressed juices] be boiled into the Consistence of a Syrup."
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- 6 The condition of adhering or standing together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; coherence, existence, firmness, solidity. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it restore itself to the natural consistence."
- 7 That which stands together as a united whole; a combination. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"The church of God, as meaning whole consistence of orders and members."
- 8 Standing still; quiescence, state of rest. countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 9 A substance which adheres together. countable, uncountable
"Ægyptian ingenuity vvas more unſatisfied, contriving their bodies in ſvveet conſiſtences, to attend the return of their ſouls. But all vvas vanity, feeding the vvinde, and folly."
Etymology
From Middle French. Compare French consistance.
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