Link Centre Dictionary

consistence

con·sis·tence

UK/kənˈsɪst(ə)ns/ US/kənˈsɪstəns/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

1.
2.

the property of holding together and retaining its shape

  • “when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake”
Synonyms

Origin

From Middle French. Compare French consistance. By surface analysis, consist + -ence.

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.