coherence

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /koʊˈhɪɹ.ən(t)s/ UK /kəʊˈhɪəɹ.ən(t)s/ See IPA manual

Freq #54974

Meanings

1

noun
The quality of being logical, clear, and consistent, so that all the parts fit together well.

His arguments lacked coherence.
2

noun
The quality of forming a single, unified whole.

The team worked hard to give the report some coherence.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... coherency

Opposites

incoherence

Word family

Forms coherencesincoherence

Derived forms anticoherenceautocoherencebicoherencecoherinmulticoherenceovercoherencerecoherencesupercoherencetricoherenceunicoherence

Related forms cohesion

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Phrases (1)

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achieve coherence
to make ideas or parts fit together in a clear and consistent whole

Verb + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereō Latin cohaerēns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin cohaerentiader. Middle French coherenceder. English coherence From Middle French coherence, from Latin cohaerentia. By surface analysis, cohere + -ence.

coherence Middle French cohaerentia Latin

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Abstract Ideas

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# coherence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /koʊˈhɪɹ.ən(t)s/
**IPA (UK):** /kəʊˈhɪəɹ.ən(t)s/
**Frequency rank:** 54974

## Meanings
1. The quality of being logical, clear, and consistent, so that all the parts fit together well.
2. The quality of forming a single, unified whole.

## Examples
- His arguments lacked coherence.
- The team worked hard to give the report some coherence.

## Synonyms
- coherency

## Antonyms
- incoherence

## Derived Forms
- anticoherence
- autocoherence
- bicoherence
- coherin
- multicoherence
- overcoherence
- recoherence
- supercoherence
- tricoherence
- unicoherence

## Related Forms
- cohesion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: coherence
- Root: cohaerentia

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereō Latin cohaerēns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin cohaerentiader. Middle French coherenceder. English coherence From Middle French coherence, from Latin cohaerentia. By surface analysis, cohere + -ence.

## AI Etymology
coherence is a noun. It is from Middle French coherence, from Latin cohaerentia. By surface analysis, cohere + -ence. Historical forms in the chain include coherence (Middle French) and cohaerentia (Latin). Current senses include the quality of being logical, clear, and consistent, so that all the parts fit together well and the quality of forming a single, unified whole. Derived forms include anticoherence, autocoherence, bicoherence, coherin, and multicoherence. Related words include cohesion.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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