Consistency meaning

What does “consistency” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“consistency” is a noun with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the property of holding together and retaining its shape.

consistency

the property of holding together and retaining its shape
“wool has more body than rayon”
“when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake”
Synonymsconsistence substance body
a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
Synonymsconsistence
Oppositesinconsistency
logical coherence and accordance with the facts
“a rambling argument that lacked any consistency”
(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University