consistent

CEFRB1

/kənˈsɪs.tənt/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Always behaving or happening in the same reliable way.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Compatible, accordant.

Examples

  • You are not consistent in your actions.

  • Your principles are not consistent with your actions.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkən.sɪs.ʈenʈ/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of a set of statements: such that no contradiction logically follows from them.

  2. Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A kind of penitent who was allowed to assist at prayers, but was not permitted to receive the holy sacraments.

More examples

In context

  • He is very consistent in his political choices: economy good or bad, he always votes Labour!

  • The consistent use of Chinglish in China can be very annoying, apart from some initial amusement.

  • A consistent approach to the problem

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from Latin cōnsistēntem, present participle of cōnsistō (“to agree with; to continue”), from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by, near, with”)) + sistō (“to cause to stand; to place, set”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti (“to be standing up; to be getting up”), from the root *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”)). By surface analysis, consist + -ent.