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English Dictionary: consistent	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for consistent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
consistent adj (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "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"- FDR Antonym(s): inconsistent capable of being reproduced; "astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained" Synonym(s): reproducible, consistent Antonym(s): irreproducible, unreproducible marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument" Synonym(s): coherent, consistent, logical, ordered Antonym(s): incoherent the same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product" Synonym(s): consistent, uniform
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Consistent \Consist"ent\, a. [L. consistens, p. pr.: cf. F. consistant.] 1. Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid. The humoral and consistent* parts of the body. --Harvey. 2. Having agreement with itself or with something else; having harmony among its parts; possesing unity; accordant; harmonious; congruous; compatible; uniform; not contradictory. Show me one that has it in his power To act consistent with himself an hour. --Pope. With reference to such a lord, to serve and to be free are terms not consistent only, but equivalent. --South. 3. Living or acting in conformity with one's belief or professions. It was utterly to be at once a consistent Quaker and a conspirator. --Macaulay.