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Added 9 October 2026

consistent

/kənˈsɪs.tənt/ adjective

In Latin: congruens Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about consistent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable.
testimony consistent with the known facts
Capable of being reproduced.
astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained
Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts.
a coherent argument

Origin

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.

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