Etymology dictionary. 2014.
consistent — I adjective accordant, agreeing, alike, coherent, cohering, compatible, compliable, concordant, conformable, congruent with, congruous, consonant, constans, conveniens, correspondent, equable, equal, harmonious, logical, not contradictory,… … Law dictionary
consistent — CONSISTÉNT, Ă, consistenţi, te, adj. 1. Vârtos, tare. 2. (Despre hrană) Substanţial, săţios. – Din fr. consistant. Trimis de dante, 30.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 Consistent ≠ inconsistent, neconsistent Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004. Sursa: Antonime… … Dicționar Român
Consistent — Con*sist ent, a. [L. consistens, p. pr.: cf. F. consistant.] 1. Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid. [1913 Webster] The humoral and consistent parts of the body. Harvey. [1913 Webster] 2. Having agreement with itself or with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
consistent — [kən sis′tənt] adj. [L consistens, prp. of consistere: see CONSIST] 1. Rare holding together; firm; solid [consistent soil] 2. in agreement or harmony; in accord; compatible [deeds not consistent with his words] 3. holding always to the same… … English World dictionary
consistent — [adj1] constant, regular dependable, even, expected, homogeneous, invariable, logical, of a piece, persistent, rational, same, steady, true, true to type, unchanging, undeviating, unfailing, uniform, unvarying; concept 534 Ant. disagreeing,… … New thesaurus
consistent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) conforming to a regular pattern; unchanging. 2) (usu. consistent with) in agreement. DERIVATIVES consistently adverb … English terms dictionary
Consistent — (v. lat.), fest zusammenhängend, dauerhaft, derb … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
consistent — congruous, *consonant, compatible, congenial, sympathetic Analogous words: conforming or conformable, tallying, jibing, squaring (see corresponding verbs at AGREE): matching, equaling (see MATCH vb): identical, alike, similar, *like Antonyms:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
consistent — adj. 1 always behaving in the same way VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ Each generation becomes ever more consistent in its thinking. ▪ remain ADVERB … Collocations dictionary
consistent — con|sis|tent W3S3 [kənˈsıstənt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of consistere; CONSIST] 1.) always behaving in the same way or having the same attitudes, standards etc usually used to show approval ≠ ↑inconsistent ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
