consistency

1. (noun) a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
Synonyms: consistence
Related Words: uniformity, uniformness
Antonyms: inconsistency

2. (noun) (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another
Related Words: logicality, logicalness

3. (noun) the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"
Synonyms: body, consistence
Related Words: breakableness, gaseousness, hardness, porosity, porousness, property, softness, solidity, solidness, thickness, thinness, unbreakableness, viscosity, viscousness

4. (noun) logical coherence and accordance with the facts: "a rambling argument that lacked any consistency"
Related Words: coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness



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