Coherent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts

capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːkinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsklˈandə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsklˈandə/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈiːkinəs/.

Examples

a coherent argument
a lucid thinker
she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lucid tenacious consistent ordered logical

Antonyms

incoherent

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts “a coherent argument”
adjective	capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner “a lucid thinker”
adjective	(physics) of waves having a constant phase relation
adjective	sticking together “two coherent sheets”

Word Forms

coherency	noun	logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts
coherence	noun	logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts
cohere	verb	cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole
consistence	noun	a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
logicalness	noun	correct and valid reasoning

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kohärent

gekennzeichnet durch eine geordnete, logische und ästhetisch konsistente Beziehung der Teile

🇫🇷French

cohérent

marqué par une relation ordonnée, logique et esthétiquement cohérente des parties

🇪🇸Spanish

coherente

marcado por una relación ordenada, lógica y estéticamente consistente de las partes

🇮🇹Italian

coerente

contrassegnato da una relazione ordinata, logica ed esteticamente coerente delle parti

🇳🇱Dutch

samenhangend

gekenmerkt door een ordelijke, logische en esthetisch consistente verhouding van onderdelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

coerente

marcado por uma relação de partes ordenada, lógica e esteticamente consistente

🇷🇺Russian

последовательный

характеризуется упорядоченным, логичным и эстетически последовательным соотношением частей.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुसंगत

भागों के व्यवस्थित, तार्किक और सौंदर्यपूर्ण रूप से सुसंगत संबंध द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

সুসঙ্গত

অংশগুলির একটি সুশৃঙ্খল, যৌক্তিক, এবং নান্দনিকভাবে সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ সম্পর্ক দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒத்திசைவான

பகுதிகளின் ஒழுங்கான, தர்க்கரீதியான மற்றும் அழகியல் சீரான உறவால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

పొందికైన

భాగాల యొక్క క్రమబద్ధమైన, తార్కిక మరియు సౌందర్యపరంగా స్థిరమైన సంబంధం ద్వారా గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

सुसंगत

भागांच्या सुव्यवस्थित, तार्किक आणि सौंदर्यदृष्ट्या सुसंगत संबंधाने चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુસંગત

ભાગોના સુવ્યવસ્થિત, તાર્કિક અને સૌંદર્યલક્ષી રીતે સુસંગત સંબંધ દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಸಂಬದ್ಧ

ಭಾಗಗಳ ಕ್ರಮಬದ್ಧ, ತಾರ್ಕಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಕಲಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾದ ಸಂಬಂಧದಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യോജിച്ച

ഭാഗങ്ങളുടെ ക്രമവും യുക്തിസഹവും സൗന്ദര്യാത്മകവുമായ സ്ഥിരമായ ബന്ധത്താൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਕੂਲ

ਭਾਗਾਂ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਤਰਤੀਬਵਾਰ, ਤਰਕਸੰਗਤ, ਅਤੇ ਸੁਹਜ ਨਾਲ ਇਕਸਾਰ ਸਬੰਧ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مربوط

حصوں کے ایک منظم، منطقی، اور جمالیاتی اعتبار سے مسلسل تعلق کے ذریعے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

相干

以有序、逻辑和美观一致的各部分关系为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

筋の通った

整然とした、論理的で、審美的に一貫した部品の関係によって特徴づけられる

🇰🇷Korean

일관성 있는

질서 있고 논리적이며 미학적으로 일관된 부분의 관계로 표시됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mạch lạc

được đánh dấu bằng mối quan hệ có trật tự, hợp lý và nhất quán về mặt thẩm mỹ của các bộ phận

🇹🇭Thai

สอดคล้องกัน

โดดเด่นด้วยความสัมพันธ์ของชิ้นส่วนต่างๆ อย่างเป็นระเบียบ มีเหตุผล และสวยงาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

koheren

ditandai dengan hubungan bagian-bagian yang teratur, logis, dan estetis

🇵🇭Filipino

magkakaugnay

minarkahan ng isang maayos, lohikal, at aesthetically pare-parehong ugnayan ng mga bahagi

🇲🇾Malay

koheren

ditandakan dengan hubungan bahagian yang teratur, logik dan konsisten dari segi estetika

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متماسك

تتميز بعلاقة منظمة ومنطقية ومتسقة جماليا بين الأجزاء

🇮🇷Persian

منسجم

با یک رابطه منظم، منطقی، و از نظر زیبایی شناختی سازگار قطعات مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

tutarlı

parçaların düzenli, mantıklı ve estetik açıdan tutarlı bir ilişkisiyle işaretlenmiştir

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוהרנטי

מסומן על ידי יחס מסודר, הגיוני ועקבי אסתטי של חלקים

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