consistencyn.

/kənˈsɪstənsi/

Etymology: < Latin consistent-em: see consistent adj. and n., and -ency suffix: compare consistence n.

†1. A settled condition. (Cf. consistence n. 3.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > stability, fixity > [noun] > stable condition

consistence1661

consistencya1676

even keel1737

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. ix. 219 Aristotle..supposeth it [the world] Eternal, and an eternal consistency in the state it now stands.

a1705 J. Howe in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1870) I. Ps. xvii. 14 After some appearing discomposure, his spirit returns to a consistency.

a. The condition in which matter coheres so as to ‘stand together’ or retain its form; viscous or firm condition; thickness, stiffness, firmness; = consistence n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > [noun]

thicknessc1000

consistency1594

consistence1626

constancy1794

1594 H. Plat Diuers Chimicall Concl. Distillation 13 in Jewell House Boile the same..vnto a stifnesse, or consistency (as they terme it).

1681 Table of Hard Words in S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Remaining Med. Wks. Consistency, thickness or substance, as a jelly.

1751 C. Labelye Descr. Westm. Bridge 49 Earth of a sufficient Consistency to hold Water.

1852 J. S. Blackie On Stud. Lang. 36 Sacrifice not the fleshy consistency of an arm or a leg..to the enormous growth of a brain.

b. figurative. Firm condition so as to hang well together; solidity; substance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > [noun] > substantiality or subsistence > substantial or solid qualities

substancec1425

consistence1626

consistency1709

nature1820

1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation lvii. 631 By which time it arrived to a good consistency and establishment.

1736 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. IX. 132 By this means..Mithridates gave solid foundations to the empire.., obtained it a firm consistency.

1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) I. 481 A vague rumour..daily acquiring consistency and strength.

1846 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters II. 186 It..gives to their abstract being consistency and reality.

a. Degree of density, viscosity, etc.: = consistence n. 5.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > [noun] > consistency

compage1550

concretion1606

consistence1626

compages1660

consistencya1661

constitution1668

consisture1776

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Yorks. 186 Before the Alum could be brought to its true consistency.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 487 The soft consistency of some of these animals.

1875 Warne's Model Cookery 143 Boil.. pearl barley..till it becomes the consistency of good cream.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 202 Eruptions of mud, varying considerably in consistency and temperature.

b. figurative. Condition, degree, quality.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > [noun]

statec1225

estatec1230

farea1325

casec1325

beingc1330

degreec1330

condition1340

suita1375

stature?a1513

existence1530

affection?1543

existency1587

subsistence1597

consistence1626

subsistency1628

tone1641

consistency1690

attitude1744

situation1765

working order1784

faring1811

status1837

figure1858

1690 J. Child Disc. Trade i. 32 [It] brought their People to that consistency of Wealth, that..there are more Lenders now than Borrowers.

1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 97 His Friendship is of a noble Make, and a lasting Consistency.

†c. concrete. A cohering body of matter of more or less density. Obsolete. (Cf. consistence n. 4b.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > [noun] > matter dense enough > a body of

consistencya1676

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. ii. 297 The more subtil..particles..constituted that Consistency that is called the Air.

1696 J. Edwards Demonstr. Existence God i. vii. 141 They are liquid Consistencies or Drops condens'd in the Earth.

a. The quality, state, or fact of being consistent; agreement, harmony, compatibility (with something, of things, or of one thing with another).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [noun]

accordmentc1330

accorda1398

consonancya1398

unitya1398

accordancea1400

commoningc1400

convenience1413

correspondence1413

answeringc1425

conformityc1430

consonance1430

congruity1447

concordancec1450

consonantc1475

agreement1495

monochordc1500

conveniencya1513

agreeance1525

agreeableness1531

concinnity1531

congruence1533

harmony?1533

concent1563

tunableness1569

agreeing1575

answerableness1577

concert1578

consent1578

sympathy1578

concord1579

symphonia1579

correspondency1589

atone1595

coherence1597

respondence1598

symphony1598

sortance1600

coherency1603

respondency1603

symbolizing1605

coaptation1614

compositiona1616

sympathizing1632

comportance1648

compliance1649

syntax1649

concinneness1655

symmetry1655

homology1656

consistency1659

consentaneousness1660

consistence1670

comportment1675

harmoniousness1679

symbolism1722

congruousness1727

accordancy1790

sameness1790

consentaneity1798

consilience1840

chime1847

consensus1854

solidarity1874

synchromesh1966

concordancing1976

1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) III. 313 Whether you are in a good consistency and right understanding between you and the Chief Magistrate, or not.

1691 Case of Exeter-Coll. 52 The consistency or inconsistency of a Fellowship and a Benefice.

1720 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 518 In a consistency with our principles.

1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ i. 8 To produce or preserve an appearance of consistency amongst them.

1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ ii. 9 [It] might induce us perhaps to question the consistency of the two records.

1856 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles (ed. 5) xxxii. 448 It is in entire consistency with all else which we read.

b. (with a and plural) An instance of consistency.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [noun] > an instance of

convenience1534

concordance1605

congruity1605

congruency1615

concinnity1640

coincidencea1661

consistency1771

1771–2 Batchelor (1773) II. 203 The patriotic consistencies, and pious labours of Brutus Pl—k—t.

1874 C. Elliot tr. P. Kleinert Bk. Nahum Expounded Introd. 12 in P. Schaff et al. tr. J. P. Lange et al. Comm. Holy Script.: O. T. XVI An accord of so many consistencies.

a. The quality of being self-consistent; agreement of the parts or elements of a thing with each other.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun]

evenlinesseOE

evennessa1398

equality1398

uniformity?a1475

equalness1545

uniformness1579

coherence1588

constancy1593

identity1611

oneness1611

holdinga1616

homogeneity1625

homogeny1626

unity1638

equiformity1646

self-consistencya1652

invariableness1654

homogeneousness1658

univocacy1658

sameness1743

consistency1787

self-similarity1847

consistence1850

flushnessa1878

homogenization1938

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [noun] > agreement between the parts of a whole

self-consistencya1652

consistence1702

consistency1787

congruity1827

1787 J. Bentham Def. Usury xi. 111 If that consistency were to be found in the common law,..compound interest never could have been denied.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 126 He [sc. Plato] never troubles himself about the political consistency of his scheme.

b. esp. as a personal quality: Agreement or harmony of the elements of a person's life or conduct (e.g. of his profession and practice, of his statements at one time and at another); constant adherence to the same principles of thought or action.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun] > as a personal quality

consistency1715

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [noun] > orderly, regular, or consistent behaviour

orderliness1581

consistency1715

regularity1728

steadiness1864

1715 J. Addison Free-Holder No. 2 That Consistency of Behaviour, whereby He inflexibly pursues those Measures which appear the most Just and Equitable.

1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. i. §12 The rarest of all human qualities is consistency.

1841 R. W. Emerson Self-reliance in Ess. 1st Ser. (London ed.) 58 A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.

1861 H. S. Maine Anc. Law iii. 71 The doubtful virtue of consistency.

†6. Ecclesiastical. The state of being a ‘consistent’; or, the company of ‘consistents’: see consistent adj. and n.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > [noun] > person undergoing > varieties of > company of

consistency1647

1647 Form Ch. Govt. prop. 12 The penitents..of the fourth degree, or οἱ ἐν συστασεῖ, that is, which were in the consistency, were suspended from the Lords Supper.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	consistency
释义	consistencyn. /kənˈsɪstənsi/ Etymology: < Latin consistent-em: see consistent adj. and n., and -ency suffix: compare consistence n. †1. A settled condition. (Cf. consistence n. 3.) ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > stability, fixity > [noun] > stable condition consistence1661 consistencya1676 even keel1737 a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. ix. 219 Aristotle..supposeth it [the world] Eternal, and an eternal consistency in the state it now stands. a1705 J. Howe in C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David (1870) I. Ps. xvii. 14 After some appearing discomposure, his spirit returns to a consistency. 2. a. The condition in which matter coheres so as to ‘stand together’ or retain its form; viscous or firm condition; thickness, stiffness, firmness; = consistence n. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > [noun] thicknessc1000 consistency1594 consistence1626 constancy1794 1594 H. Plat Diuers Chimicall Concl. Distillation 13 in Jewell House Boile the same..vnto a stifnesse, or consistency (as they terme it). 1681 Table of Hard Words in S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Remaining Med. Wks. Consistency, thickness or substance, as a jelly. 1751 C. Labelye Descr. Westm. Bridge 49 Earth of a sufficient Consistency to hold Water. 1852 J. S. Blackie On Stud. Lang. 36 Sacrifice not the fleshy consistency of an arm or a leg..to the enormous growth of a brain. b. figurative. Firm condition so as to hang well together; solidity; substance. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > substantiality or concreteness > [noun] > substantiality or subsistence > substantial or solid qualities substancec1425 consistence1626 consistency1709 nature1820 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation lvii. 631 By which time it arrived to a good consistency and establishment. 1736 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. IX. 132 By this means..Mithridates gave solid foundations to the empire.., obtained it a firm consistency. 1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) I. 481 A vague rumour..daily acquiring consistency and strength. 1846 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters II. 186 It..gives to their abstract being consistency and reality. 3. a. Degree of density, viscosity, etc.: = consistence n. 5. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > [noun] > consistency compage1550 concretion1606 consistence1626 compages1660 consistencya1661 constitution1668 consisture1776 a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Yorks. 186 Before the Alum could be brought to its true consistency. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 487 The soft consistency of some of these animals. 1875 Warne's Model Cookery 143 Boil.. pearl barley..till it becomes the consistency of good cream. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 202 Eruptions of mud, varying considerably in consistency and temperature. b. figurative. Condition, degree, quality. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > [noun] statec1225 estatec1230 farea1325 casec1325 beingc1330 degreec1330 condition1340 suita1375 stature?a1513 existence1530 affection?1543 existency1587 subsistence1597 consistence1626 subsistency1628 tone1641 consistency1690 attitude1744 situation1765 working order1784 faring1811 status1837 figure1858 1690 J. Child Disc. Trade i. 32 [It] brought their People to that consistency of Wealth, that..there are more Lenders now than Borrowers. 1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 97 His Friendship is of a noble Make, and a lasting Consistency. †c. concrete. A cohering body of matter of more or less density. Obsolete. (Cf. consistence n. 4b.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > [noun] > matter dense enough > a body of consistencya1676 a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. ii. 297 The more subtil..particles..constituted that Consistency that is called the Air. 1696 J. Edwards Demonstr. Existence God i. vii. 141 They are liquid Consistencies or Drops condens'd in the Earth. 4. a. The quality, state, or fact of being consistent; agreement, harmony, compatibility (with something, of things, or of one thing with another). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [noun] accordmentc1330 accorda1398 consonancya1398 unitya1398 accordancea1400 commoningc1400 convenience1413 correspondence1413 answeringc1425 conformityc1430 consonance1430 congruity1447 concordancec1450 consonantc1475 agreement1495 monochordc1500 conveniencya1513 agreeance1525 agreeableness1531 concinnity1531 congruence1533 harmony?1533 concent1563 tunableness1569 agreeing1575 answerableness1577 concert1578 consent1578 sympathy1578 concord1579 symphonia1579 correspondency1589 atone1595 coherence1597 respondence1598 symphony1598 sortance1600 coherency1603 respondency1603 symbolizing1605 coaptation1614 compositiona1616 sympathizing1632 comportance1648 compliance1649 syntax1649 concinneness1655 symmetry1655 homology1656 consistency1659 consentaneousness1660 consistence1670 comportment1675 harmoniousness1679 symbolism1722 congruousness1727 accordancy1790 sameness1790 consentaneity1798 consilience1840 chime1847 consensus1854 solidarity1874 synchromesh1966 concordancing1976 1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) III. 313 Whether you are in a good consistency and right understanding between you and the Chief Magistrate, or not. 1691 Case of Exeter-Coll. 52 The consistency or inconsistency of a Fellowship and a Benefice. 1720 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 518 In a consistency with our principles. 1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ i. 8 To produce or preserve an appearance of consistency amongst them. 1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ ii. 9 [It] might induce us perhaps to question the consistency of the two records. 1856 R. C. Trench Notes Miracles (ed. 5) xxxii. 448 It is in entire consistency with all else which we read. b. (with a and plural) An instance of consistency. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [noun] > an instance of convenience1534 concordance1605 congruity1605 congruency1615 concinnity1640 coincidencea1661 consistency1771 1771–2 Batchelor (1773) II. 203 The patriotic consistencies, and pious labours of Brutus Pl—k—t. 1874 C. Elliot tr. P. Kleinert Bk. Nahum Expounded Introd. 12 in P. Schaff et al. tr. J. P. Lange et al. Comm. Holy Script.: O. T. XVI An accord of so many consistencies. 5. a. The quality of being self-consistent; agreement of the parts or elements of a thing with each other. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun] evenlinesseOE evennessa1398 equality1398 uniformity?a1475 equalness1545 uniformness1579 coherence1588 constancy1593 identity1611 oneness1611 holdinga1616 homogeneity1625 homogeny1626 unity1638 equiformity1646 self-consistencya1652 invariableness1654 homogeneousness1658 univocacy1658 sameness1743 consistency1787 self-similarity1847 consistence1850 flushnessa1878 homogenization1938 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [noun] > agreement between the parts of a whole self-consistencya1652 consistence1702 consistency1787 congruity1827 1787 J. Bentham Def. Usury xi. 111 If that consistency were to be found in the common law,..compound interest never could have been denied. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 126 He [sc. Plato] never troubles himself about the political consistency of his scheme. b. esp. as a personal quality: Agreement or harmony of the elements of a person's life or conduct (e.g. of his profession and practice, of his statements at one time and at another); constant adherence to the same principles of thought or action. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [noun] > as a personal quality consistency1715 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [noun] > orderly, regular, or consistent behaviour orderliness1581 consistency1715 regularity1728 steadiness1864 1715 J. Addison Free-Holder No. 2 That Consistency of Behaviour, whereby He inflexibly pursues those Measures which appear the most Just and Equitable. 1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. i. §12 The rarest of all human qualities is consistency. 1841 R. W. Emerson Self-reliance in Ess. 1st Ser. (London ed.) 58 A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. 1861 H. S. Maine Anc. Law iii. 71 The doubtful virtue of consistency. †6. Ecclesiastical. The state of being a ‘consistent’; or, the company of ‘consistents’: see consistent adj. and n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > [noun] > person undergoing > varieties of > company of consistency1647 1647 Form Ch. Govt. prop. 12 The penitents..of the fourth degree, or οἱ ἐν συστασεῖ, that is, which were in the consistency, were suspended from the Lords Supper. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1594
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