Consistency — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of holding together and retaining its shape

a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈækpɑːt/

🇬🇧British English

/kənsˈɪstənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənsˈɪstənsi/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈækpɑːt/.

Examples

wool has more body than rayon
when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake
a rambling argument that lacked any consistency

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eubstance body consistence

Antonyms

inconsistency

Parts of Speech

noun	the property of holding together and retaining its shape “wool has more body than rayon”
noun	a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
noun	logical coherence and accordance with the facts “a rambling argument that lacked any consistency”
noun	(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another

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

die Eigenschaft, zusammenzuhalten und seine Form zu behalten

🇫🇷French

cohérence

la propriété de tenir ensemble et de conserver sa forme

🇪🇸Spanish

consistencia

propiedad de mantenerse unido y conservar su forma

🇮🇹Italian

coerenza

la proprietà di tenere insieme e conservare la sua forma

🇳🇱Dutch

samenhang

de eigenschap om bij elkaar te blijven en zijn vorm te behouden

🇵🇹Portuguese

consistência

a propriedade de manter-se unida e manter sua forma

🇷🇺Russian

последовательность

свойство скрепляться и сохранять свою форму

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्थिरता

एक साथ रहने और अपना आकार बनाए रखने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

ধারাবাহিকতা

একসাথে রাখা এবং এর আকৃতি ধরে রাখার সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலைத்தன்மை

ஒன்றாகப் பிடித்து அதன் வடிவத்தைத் தக்கவைக்கும் சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థిరత్వం

కలిసి పట్టుకోవడం మరియు దాని ఆకారాన్ని నిలుపుకోవడం యొక్క ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

सुसंगतता

एकत्र ठेवण्याची आणि त्याचा आकार टिकवून ठेवण्याची मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુસંગતતા

એકસાથે પકડી રાખવાની અને તેનો આકાર જાળવી રાખવાની મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಿರತೆ

ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಹಿಡಿದಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮತ್ತು ಅದರ ಆಕಾರವನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ഥിരത

ഒരുമിച്ച് പിടിക്കുന്നതിനും അതിൻ്റെ ആകൃതി നിലനിർത്തുന്നതിനുമുള്ള സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਕਸਾਰਤਾ

ਇਕੱਠੇ ਰੱਖਣ ਅਤੇ ਇਸਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਲ ਨੂੰ ਬਰਕਰਾਰ ਰੱਖਣ ਦੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

مستقل مزاجی

ایک ساتھ رکھنے اور اس کی شکل کو برقرار رکھنے کی خاصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

一致性

结合在一起并保持其形状的特性

🇯🇵Japanese

一貫性

一緒に保持し、その形状を維持する性質

🇰🇷Korean

일관성

모양을 유지하고 유지하는 성질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính nhất quán

tính chất giữ chặt và giữ nguyên hình dạng của nó

🇹🇭Thai

ความสม่ำเสมอ

คุณสมบัติในการยึดติดและคงรูปร่างไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

konsistensi

sifat menyatukan dan mempertahankan bentuknya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakapare-pareho

ang pag-aari ng paghawak at pagpapanatili ng hugis nito

🇲🇾Malay

konsisten

sifat memegang bersama dan mengekalkan bentuknya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تناسق

خاصية التماسك والحفاظ على شكله

🇮🇷Persian

قوام

خاصیت کنار هم نگه داشتن و حفظ شکل آن

🇹🇷Turkish

tutarlılık

bir arada tutma ve şeklini koruma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲקֵבִיוּת

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