Definition of CONSISTENT

consistent

Meanings

Plural: consistents

Adjective

  • (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; ; - FDR
    • "testimony consistent with the known facts"
    • "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"
  • capable of being reproduced
  • marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts

Adjective Satellite

  • the same throughout in structure or composition
    • "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product"

Adj

  • Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
  • Compatible, accordant.
  • Of a set of statements: such that no contradiction logically follows from them.

Noun

  • Objects or facts that are coexistent, or in agreement with one another.
  • A kind of penitent who was allowed to assist at prayers, but was not permitted to receive the holy sacraments.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnsistēntem, present participle of cōnsistō (“to agree with; to continue”), from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by, near, with”)) + sistō (“to cause to stand; to place, set”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti (“to be standing up; to be getting up”), from the root *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”)).

Scrabble Score: 12

consistent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
consistent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
consistent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

consistent is a valid Words With Friends word