Definitions for: Consistence


[n] a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
[n] the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"



Webster (1913) Definition: Con*sist"ence, Consistency Con*sist"en*cy, n.
[Cf. F. consistance.]
1. The condition of standing or adhering together, or being
fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence;
firmness; coherence; solidity.

Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it
restore itself to the natural consistence. --Bacon.

We are as water, weak, and of no consistence. --Jer.
Taylor.

The same form, substance, and consistency. --T.
Burnet.

2. A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude.

Let the expressed juices be boiled into the
consistence of a sirup. --Arbuthnot.



3. That which stands together as a united whole; a
combination.

The church of God, as meaning the whole consistence
of orders and members. --Milton.

4. Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality;
durability; persistency.

His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting
consistency. --South.

5. Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among
themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different
times; the harmony of conduct with profession; congruity;
correspondence; as, the consistency of laws, regulations,
or judicial decisions; consistency of opinions;
consistency of conduct or of character.

That consistency of behavior whereby he inflexibly
pursues those measures which appear the most just.
--Addison.

Consistency, thou art a jewel. --Popular
Saying.

Synonyms: body, consistency

Antonyms: inconsistency

See Also: breakableness, gaseousness, hardness, porosity, porousness, property, softness, solidity, solidness, thickness, thinness, unbreakableness, uniformity, uniformness, viscosity, viscousness

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