Consistencies - English meaning

noun

The action or fact of forming a united whole.

Usage examples:

The work at present lacks cohesion

noun

(of objects) the state of sticking together, or (of people) being in close agreement and working well together

Usage examples:

The team just seems to lack cohesion., we were not a very cohesive family.

noun

The quality of being faithful and dependable.

Usage examples:

She did not think much of married bliss, yet she approved of constancy

noun

The degree of compactness of a substance.

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A reduction in bone density

noun

The quality of being close together and difficult to go or see through

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[ u ] the density of the smoke made it difficult to breathe., [ c ] lead has a high density.

noun

The quality of being trustworthy and reliable.

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The brand has built its reputation on rock-solid dependability

noun

The quality of being able to be trusted and being very likely to do what people expect

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The car offers value for money, comfort, and dependability., thomas' teammates appreciated his depe…

noun

A state in which opposing forces or influences are balanced.

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The task is the maintenance of social equilibrium

noun

A state of balance

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He devised a mathematical method to prove the existence of equilibrium among prices, production, an…

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A situation in which an economy is balanced and not experiencing large changes, for example when the number of goods that people want to buy is similar to the number of goods being offered

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Equilibrium between sth and sth raising the prices we charge the consumer would enable us to raise …

noun

The quality of having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure.

Usage examples:

He tested the firmness of the mattress

noun

The quality of being fairly hard when pressed

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He liked the bed's firmness., the firmness of his claim

noun

The quality of having great weight.

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Olivia felt the heaviness of her backpack

noun

The quality of weighing a lot

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We were delayed by the heaviness of the traffic.

noun

The quality of being well arranged or organized

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Patients are complimentary about the cleanliness and orderliness of the hospital., the orderliness …

noun

The state or quality of being regular.

Usage examples:

He came to see her with increasing regularity

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The state or condition of having a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next

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The regularity of the design gets boring after a while., she watches those shows with amazing regul…

noun

The quality of being trustworthy or of performing consistently well.

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The car's background gives me every confidence in its reliability

noun

How well a machine, piece of equipment, or system works

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Consumers complained about a variety of problems, including call charges and poor network reliabili…

noun

The quality or state of being firm or strong in structure.

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The sheer strength and solidity of romanesque architecture

noun

The quality of being firm or solid

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For solidity, glue the strip in place.

noun

The state of being stable.

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There are fears for the political stability of the area

noun

The state of being firmly fixed or not likely to move or change

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Economic and political stability, i’m worried about his mental stability.

noun

A situation in which something such as an economy, company, or system can continue in a regular and successful way without unexpected changes

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There are fears over the stability of the banking system., economic/political/financial stability, …

noun

The quality not shaking or moving.

Usage examples:

I admire the steadiness of her hands

noun

Behaviour that is reasonable and shows good judgment, so that people trust you

Usage examples:

Strength, steadiness, and sang-froid are essential traits for a president., he displayed steadiness…

noun

The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or substance.

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Skin texture and tone

verb

Give (something) a rough or uneven texture.

Usage examples:

The artist textures the paper with scalpel blades

noun

The quality of something that can be known by touch, or the degree to which something is rough or smooth or soft or hard

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[ u ] wall hangings add texture to a room., [ c ] she uses unique colors and textures in her painti…

noun

The distance through an object, as distinct from width or height.

Usage examples:

The gateway is several feet in thickness

verb

Plane or cut (wood) to a desired breadth or depth.

Usage examples:

He even thicknessed fretboards with the thing.

noun

The state or quality of being thick; the distance from one side of something to the opposite side

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The thickness of a mattress, several thicknesses of fabric

noun

The quality or state of being uniform.

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An attempt to impose administrative and cultural uniformity

noun

The state of being united or joined as a whole.

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European unity

noun

The state of being joined together or in agreement

noun

The state of being thick, sticky, and semi-fluid in consistency, due to internal friction.

Usage examples:

Cooling the fluid raises its viscosity

noun

The quality or state of being viscous (= thick and sticky and not flowing easily)

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The viscosity of the fluid in the system can be modified., fish oils reduce inflammation in the art…