"consistence" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kənˈsɪst(ə)ns/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kənˈsɪstəns/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-consistence.wav [Southern-England] Forms: consistences [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French. Compare French consistance. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{cog|fr|consistance}} French consistance Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} consistence (countable and uncountable, plural consistences)
  1. Logical consistency; lack of self-contradiction. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-consistence-en-noun-ZAZasbHn
  2. The staying together, or remaining in close relation, of non-physical things. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (for non-physical things): cohérence [feminine] (French), comhsheasmhacht [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-consistence-en-noun-AJJytZAq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 23 4 20 15 25 6 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 21 8 19 14 24 6 Disambiguation of 'for non-physical things': 5 40 15 11 9 14 7
  3. (archaic) The physical quality which is given by the degree of density, firmness, solidity, and viscosity; consistency. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Translations (physical quality): консистенция (konsistencija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), плътност (plǎtnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), consistance [feminine] (French), comhsheasmhacht [feminine] (Irish), konsystencja [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-consistence-en-noun-goLz5znc Disambiguation of 'physical quality': 4 6 81 3 1 3 1
  4. (obsolete) The condition of adhering or standing together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; coherence, existence, firmness, solidity. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-consistence-en-noun-2Wg4BMKB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 23 4 20 15 25 6 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 21 8 19 14 24 6
  5. (obsolete) That which stands together as a united whole; a combination. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-consistence-en-noun-nbpY6n9J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 23 4 20 15 25 6 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 21 8 19 14 24 6
  6. (obsolete) Standing still; quiescence, state of rest. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-consistence-en-noun-j4nfisqA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 23 4 20 15 25 6 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 21 8 19 14 24 6
  7. (obsolete except poetic) A substance which adheres together. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-consistence-en-noun-pkJDf6GM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: consist, consistency, consistent

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        "feminine"
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      "word": "comhsheasmhacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "physical quality",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "konsystencja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "for non-physical things",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cohérence"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "for non-physical things",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "comhsheasmhacht"
    }
  ],
  "word": "consistence"
}

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