consistency

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/kənˈsɪstənsi/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.) always having the same standard/opinions, etc.

ADJ

absolute, complete, total | great, remarkable | internal

QUANT

degree, level

VERB + CONSISTENCY

show

The team showed great consistency throughout the season, winning most of their games.

achieve, ensure, maintain | lack

PREP

~ in/of

The team showed great consistency in their performance throughout the entire season.

~ with

Her research findings showed consistency with the results from previous studies.

(noun.) thickness/firmness of a liquid substance

ADJ

thick, thin | soft, stiff | creamy, smooth | sticky

dropping

The cake batter should have a soft dropping consistency before you pour it into the pan.

correct, right

The paint needs to be the correct consistency before you apply it to the wall.

VERB + CONSISTENCY

have

The paint needs to have the right consistency before you apply it to the wall.

give, produce

Definitions

noun

Local coherence.

Correspondence or compatibility.

Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.

They want to achieve a high degree of consistency in their process and their product.

That consistency of behaviour whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just.

The degree of viscosity of something.

Mix it until it has the consistency of a thick paste.

As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels.

Freedom from contradiction; the state of a system of axioms such that none of the propositions deduced from them are mutually contradictory.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

consistence

noun — the property of holding together and retaining its shape

Antonyms

inconsistency

Idioms & Phrases

a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds

Consistency may not be the key to success; changes, even minor ones, must be introduced.

Example Bank

They want to achieve a high degree of consistency in their process and their product.

Wiktionary

That consistency of behaviour whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just.

Wiktionary

Mix it until it has the consistency of a thick paste.

Wiktionary

The main thing that dreams lack is consistency.

Tatoeba · #322754

This statement-of-purpose essay has no consistency in how the points are laid out and gives a distracted impression.

Tatoeba · #474070

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.

Tatoeba · #551969

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