consistent
Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
Adjective 3 meanings
Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
“The consistent use of Chinglish in China can be very annoying, apart from some initial amusement.”
Compatible, accordant.
Of a set of statements: such that no contradiction logically follows from them.
Etymology
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)”)).
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CONSISTENT at a glance
CONSISTENT has 10 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + N 1 + S 1 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,037 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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