consistency
Other forms: consistencies
Foods like puddings and gravies need to be the correct consistency — that is, the right thickness or texture — for the dish. It would not be good, for example, for gravy to have the consistency of cottage cheese.
The noun consistency also refers to uniformity or compatibility between things or parts. For example, you might need to check the consistency of spelling in a document or the consistency among eye-witness accounts of a crime. Consistency usually implies a positive sense of dependability. If you show consistency at the work place, your manager can depend on you.
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a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
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consistence
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inconsistency
the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
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uniformity, uniformness
the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)
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inconsistency
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logical coherence and accordance with the facts“a rambling argument that lacked any consistency”
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coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness
the state of cohering or sticking together
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coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness
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the property of holding together and retaining its shape“when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake”
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synonyms:
body, consistence, eubstance
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gaseousness
having the consistency of a gas
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viscosity, viscousness
resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)
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thickness
resistance to flow
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thinness
a consistency of low viscosity
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hardness
the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
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softness
the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
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breakableness
the consistency of something that breaks under pressure
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unbreakableness
a consistency of something that does not break under pressure
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porosity, porousness
the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids
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solidity, solidness
the consistency of a solid
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bubbliness, effervescence, frothiness
the property of giving off bubbles
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foaminess
the property of being foamy
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stickiness
the property of sticking to a surface
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sliminess
a property resembling or being covered with slime
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cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, ropiness, tackiness, viscidity, viscidness
the property of being cohesive and sticky
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gelatinousness, glutinosity, glutinousness
the property of having a viscosity like jelly
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semifluidity
a property midway between a solid and a liquid
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creaminess, soupiness
the property of having the thickness of heavy cream
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fluidity, fluidness, liquidity, liquidness, runniness
the property of flowing easily
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wateriness
the property of resembling the viscosity of water
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firmness
the property of being unyielding to the touch
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compressibility, sponginess, squeezability
the property of being able to occupy less space
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incompressibility
the property of being incompressible
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downiness, featheriness, fluffiness
a light softness
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flabbiness, flaccidity, limpness
a flabby softness
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mushiness, pulpiness
a mushy pulpy softness
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brittleness, crispiness, crispness
the trait of being firm but easily broken
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crumbliness, friability
excessive breakableness
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sponginess
the porosity of a sponge
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permeability, permeableness
the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion)
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compactness
the consistency of a compact solid
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impermeability, impermeableness
the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid
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property
a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
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(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another
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logicality, logicalness
correct and valid reasoning
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logicality, logicalness
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Vocabulary lists containing consistency
The full title of this declaration includes a focus on citizenship, and it was published two years after the declaration of rights for men and immediately after the National Assembly of France rejected a proposal to extend the rights to women. With an ironic tone, the writer and activist Olympe de Gouges dedicated it to Marie Antoinette, who -- as a woman -- was not seen as an equal. And, as a queen, she did nothing to promote gender equality (yet she was eventually given a trial and death sentence equal to that of King Louis XVI). While a postscript and form for a social contract are also included, the main structure and contents of this declaration parallel and parody its male counterpart. Compare these lists to hear the echoes. E-text available here. Here are links to our lists on rights: The Declaration of Independence, Declaration of the Rights of Man, Declaration of the Rights of Woman, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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