Consistence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

the property of holding together and retaining its shape

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæknəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kənsˈɪstəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənsˈɪstəns/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæknəl/.

Examples

wool has more body than rayon
when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

consistency eubstance body

Antonyms

inconsistency

Parts of Speech

noun	a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
noun	the property of holding together and retaining its shape “wool has more body than rayon”

Word Forms

consist	verb	be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous
consistent	adjective	marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Konsistenz

eine harmonische Einheitlichkeit oder Übereinstimmung zwischen Dingen oder Teilen

🇫🇷French

consistance

une uniformité ou un accord harmonieux entre des choses ou des parties

🇪🇸Spanish

consistencia

Una uniformidad armoniosa o acuerdo entre cosas o partes.

🇮🇹Italian

consistenza

un'armoniosa uniformità o accordo tra cose o parti

🇳🇱Dutch

consistentie

een harmonieuze uniformiteit of overeenstemming tussen dingen of delen

🇵🇹Portuguese

consistência

uma uniformidade harmoniosa ou acordo entre coisas ou partes

🇷🇺Russian

консистенция

Гармоничное единообразие или согласие между вещами или частями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सामंजस्य

चीज़ों या हिस्सों के बीच सामंजस्यपूर्ण एकरूपता या सहमति

🇧🇩Bengali

ধারাবাহিকতা

জিনিস বা অংশগুলির মধ্যে একটি সুরেলা অভিন্নতা বা চুক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலைத்தன்மை

விஷயங்கள் அல்லது பகுதிகளுக்கு இடையே ஒரு இணக்கமான ஒற்றுமை அல்லது உடன்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థిరత్వం

విషయాలు లేదా భాగాల మధ్య శ్రావ్యమైన ఏకరూపత లేదా ఒప్పందం

🇮🇳Marathi

सुसंगतता

गोष्टी किंवा भागांमध्ये सामंजस्यपूर्ण एकरूपता किंवा करार

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુસંગતતા

વસ્તુઓ અથવા ભાગો વચ્ચે સુમેળપૂર્ણ એકરૂપતા અથવા કરાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಿರತೆ

ವಸ್ತುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಭಾಗಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯದ ಏಕರೂಪತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಒಪ್ಪಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥിരത

കാര്യങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഭാഗങ്ങൾ തമ്മിലുള്ള യോജിപ്പുള്ള ഏകത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉടമ്പടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਕਸਾਰਤਾ

ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਇਕਸੁਰਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਕਸਾਰਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مستقل مزاجی

چیزوں یا حصوں کے مابین ایک ہم آہنگ یکسانیت یا معاہدہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

浓度

事物或部分之间的和谐一致或一致

🇯🇵Japanese

一貫性

物事または部分間の調和のとれた均一性または一致

🇰🇷Korean

일관성

사물이나 부분 간의 조화로운 통일성 또는 합의

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính nhất quán

một sự thống nhất hài hòa hoặc thỏa thuận giữa những điều hoặc các bộ phận

🇹🇭Thai

ความสม่ำเสมอ

ความสม่ำเสมอหรือความตกลงกันระหว่างสิ่งของหรือส่วนต่างๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

konsistensi

keseragaman atau kesepakatan yang harmonis antara benda atau bagian

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakapare-pareho

isang maayos na pagkakapareho o pagkakasundo ng mga bagay o bahagi

🇲🇾Malay

konsisten

keseragaman atau persetujuan yang harmoni antara benda atau bahagian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاتساق

التوحيد المتناغم أو الاتفاق بين الأشياء أو الأجزاء

🇮🇷Persian

سازگاری

یکنواختی یا توافق هماهنگ بین چیزها یا قطعات

🇹🇷Turkish

tutarlılık

şeyler veya parçalar arasında uyumlu bir tekdüzelik veya anlaşma

🇮🇱Hebrew

עקביות

אחידות הרמונית או הסכמה בין דברים או חלקים

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The primary meaning of 'consistence' is 'a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts'.

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