Synonyms for consistency
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuh n-sis-tuh n-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : kənˈsɪs tən si |
Top 10 synonyms for consistency Other synonyms for the word consistency
- accord
- agreement
- apposition
- appropriateness
- aptness
- bendability
- bendableness
- compactness
- concord
- concurrence
- conformability
- congruity
- consonance
- correspondence
- density
- elasticity
- evenness
- fabric
- frangibility
- hardness
- homogeneity
- invariability
- likeness
- limberness
- moldability
- organization
- plasticity
- pliability
- proportion
- similarity
- softness
- solidity
- steadfastness
- suitability
- suppleness
- symmetry
- uniformity
- union
- unity
- viscidity
- viscosity
- viscousness
Définition of consistency
Origin :- 1590s, "firmness of matter," from Medieval Latin consistentia or directly from Latin consistentem, from consistere (see consist). Meaning "state of being in agreement or harmony" (with something) is from 1650s; meaning "self-consistent" is from 1716.
- noun thickness
- noun constancy, regularity
- There was in him a sincerity and consistency which could not be hid.
- Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
- There's no doubt about the thoroughness and consistency of Scott's characters.
- Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
- There is, therefore, usually a parallelism and consistency in their great 5.
- Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin
- This was about the consistency of oil, and had the lustre he desired.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 » by Various
- True knowledge is a whole, and is at rest; consistency and universality are the tests of truth.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- I hope in these days we have heard the last of conformity and consistency.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- First of all, Parmenides tries him by the test of consistency.
- Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato
- Parmenides rebukes this want of consistency in Socrates, which he attributes to his youth.
- Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato
- Consistency with themselves is the only test which is to be applied to them.
- Extract from : « Phaedo » by Plato
- Her reputation, both for consistency and for moral enthusiasm, would be lost for ever.
- Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
Antonyms for consistency
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