coherent

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /koʊˈhɛɹ.ənt/ UK /kəʊˈhɪə.ɹənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #23113

Meanings

1

adj
Logical, clear, and well organized, with all the parts fitting together.

She gave a coherent account of what had happened.
2

adj
Able to think and speak clearly and sensibly.

He was so tired he could barely give a coherent answer.
3

adj
United and sticking together to form a single whole.

The pieces formed a coherent design.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · logical, clear, and well... consistent logical ordered

2 adj · able to think and speak... lucid

Opposites

incoherent

Word family

Forms coherentercoherentestcoherently

Derived forms anticoherentautocoherentcoherentismcoherentistcoherentizationcoherentlydecoherentdiscoherentnoncoherentquasicoherentsemicoherentsupercoherent

Related forms adherent cohere coherence cohesive inherent

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Phrases (1)

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coherent argument
a reasoned case whose ideas connect clearly and consistently

Adjective + 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 cohaerēnsder. Middle French coherentder. English coherent From Middle French coherent, from Latin cohaērēns, from co- + haereō. By surface analysis, cohere + -ent.

coherent Middle French cohaērēns Latin

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# coherent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /koʊˈhɛɹ.ənt/
**IPA (UK):** /kəʊˈhɪə.ɹənt/
**Frequency rank:** 23113

## Meanings
1. Logical, clear, and well organized, with all the parts fitting together.
2. Able to think and speak clearly and sensibly.
3. United and sticking together to form a single whole.

## Examples
- She gave a coherent account of what had happened.
- He was so tired he could barely give a coherent answer.
- The pieces formed a coherent design.

## Antonyms
- incoherent

## Derived Forms
- anticoherent
- autocoherent
- coherentism
- coherentist
- coherentization
- coherently
- decoherent
- discoherent
- noncoherent
- quasicoherent
- semicoherent
- supercoherent

## Related Forms
- adherent
- cohere
- coherence
- cohesive
- inherent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: coherent
- Root: cohaērēns

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereō Latin cohaerēnsder. Middle French coherentder. English coherent From Middle French coherent, from Latin cohaērēns, from co- + haereō. By surface analysis, cohere + -ent.

## AI Etymology
coherent is an adjective. It is from Middle French coherent, from Latin cohaērēns, from co- + haereō. By surface analysis, cohere + -ent. Historical forms in the chain include coherent (Middle French) and cohaērēns (Latin). Current senses include logical, clear, and well organized, with all the parts fitting together, able to think and speak clearly and sensibly, and united and sticking together to form a single whole. Derived forms include anticoherent, autocoherent, coherentism, coherentist, and coherentization. Related words include adherent, cohere, coherence, and cohesive.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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