"inconsistent" meaning in English

See inconsistent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-inconsistent.wav Forms: more inconsistent [comparative], most inconsistent [superlative]
Etymology: From in- + consistent. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|consistent}} in- + consistent Head templates: {{en-adj}} inconsistent (comparative more inconsistent, superlative most inconsistent)
  1. Not consistent:
    Not compatible (with another thing); incompatible, discrepant, at odds.
    Translations (not compatible): несъвместим (nesǎvmestim) (Bulgarian), ellentmondó (Hungarian), összeegyeztethetetlen (Hungarian), alienus (Latin)
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  2. Not consistent:
    Lacking internal consistency; self-contradicting; not compatible with itself.
    Sense id: en-inconsistent-en-adj-IIZX~BXq
  3. Not consistent:
    Not consistent or coherent in thought or behavior.
    Sense id: en-inconsistent-en-adj-WWLGZia4 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 19 25 34 21
  4. Not consistent:
    (logic) Having the property that a contradiction can be derived.
    Categories (topical): Logic
    Sense id: en-inconsistent-en-adj-wA-0HK5V Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: inconsistently Related terms: inconsistency Translations (not consistent): ἀνακόλουθος (anakólouthos) (Ancient Greek), непоследователен (neposledovatelen) (Bulgarian), противоречив (protivorečiv) (Bulgarian), inconsistent (Catalan), 不一致的 (bù yīzhì de) (Chinese Mandarin), nekonzistentní (Czech), malakorda (Esperanto), epäjohdonmukainen (Finnish), inkonsistentti (Finnish), epäkonsistentti (Finnish), incohérent (French), incompatible (French), inconsistente (Galician), შეუთავსებელი (šeutavsebeli) (Georgian), inkonsistent (German), widersprüchlich (German), ανακόλουθος (anakólouthos) (Greek), inkonzisztens (Hungarian), következetlen (Hungarian), inkonsisten (Indonesian), inconstans (Latin), hārakiraki (Maori), inkonsekvent (Norwegian Bokmål), selvmotsigende (Norwegian Bokmål), inkonsekvent (Norwegian Nynorsk), sjølvmotseiande (Norwegian Nynorsk), inconsistent (Occitan), onbestendich (Plautdietsch), niekonsekwentny (Polish), niespójny (Polish), sprzeczny (Polish), inconsistente (Portuguese), neconsistent (Romanian), inconsistent (Romanian), рассогласованный (rassoglasovannyj) (Russian), непостоя́нный (nepostojánnyj) (Russian), непосле́довательный (neposlédovatelʹnyj) (Russian), противоречи́вый (protivorečívyj) (Russian), неусто́йчивый (neustójčivyj) (Russian), изме́нчивый (izménčivyj) (Russian), mì-chòrdail (Scottish Gaelic), inconsistente (Spanish), inconsecuente (Spanish), inkonsekvent (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'not consistent': 25 25 25 25

Alternative forms

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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "not consistent",
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      "sense": "not consistent",
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      "sense": "not consistent",
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      "word": "onbestendich"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "not consistent",
      "word": "niekonsekwentny"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "not consistent",
      "word": "niespójny"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "not consistent",
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not consistent",
      "word": "inconsistente"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not consistent",
      "word": "neconsistent"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "not consistent",
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      "code": "es",
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