consistence

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈsɪstəns/ UK /kənˈsɪstəns/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
the degree of firmness or density of a substance; consistency

Beat the batter to the consistence of thick cream.

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1 noun · the degree of firmness or... consistency texture density firmness viscosity thickness

Word family

Related forms consist consistent consistency persist insist

Etymology

From Medieval Latin consistentia, from Latin consistere ('to stand firm, take a stand'), from con- ('together') + sistere ('to cause to stand'), from stare ('to stand').

consistere Latin sistere Latin stare Latin

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# consistence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** kənˈsɪstəns
**IPA (UK):** kənˈsɪstəns

## Meanings
1. the degree of firmness or density of a substance; consistency

## Examples
- Beat the batter to the consistence of thick cream.

## Synonyms
- consistency
- texture
- density
- firmness
- viscosity
- thickness

## Related Forms
- consist
- consistent
- consistency
- persist
- insist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: consistere
- Root: sistere
- Root: stare

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin consistentia, from Latin consistere ('to stand firm, take a stand'), from con- ('together') + sistere ('to cause to stand'), from stare ('to stand').

## AI Etymology
Consistence is from Medieval Latin consistentia, from Latin consistere ('to stand firm, take a stand'), from con- ('together') + sistere ('to cause to stand'), from stare ('to stand'). Important recorded forms include consistere (Latin), sistere (Latin), and stare (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the degree of firmness or density of a substance; consistency. The wider family includes related words such as consist, consistent, consistency, persist, and insist.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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