Consistent vs. Consist — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Consistent and Consist
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Consistent
In agreement; compatible
The testimony was consistent with the known facts.
Consist
To be.
Consistent
Being in agreement with itself; coherent and uniform
A consistent pattern of behavior.
Consist
To be made up or composed
New York City consists of five boroughs. See Usage Note at include.
Consistent
Reliable; steady
Demonstrated a consistent ability to impress the critics.
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Consist
To have a basis; reside or lie
The beauty of the artist's style consists in its simplicity.
Consistent
(Mathematics) Having at least one common solution, as of two or more equations or inequalities.
Consist
To be compatible; accord
The information consists with her account.
Consistent
Holding true as a group; not contradictory
A consistent set of statements.
Consist
To exist.
Consistent
Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
The consistent use of Chinglish in China can be very annoying, apart from some initial amusement.
He is very consistent in his political choices: economy good or bad, he always votes Labour!
Consist
To be comprised or contained.
Consistent
Compatible, accordant.
Consist
To be composed, formed, or made up (of).
The greeting package consists of some brochures, a pen, and a notepad.
Consistent
(logic) Of a set of statements: such that no contradiction logically follows from them.
Consist
(rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.
The train's consist included a baggage car, four passenger cars, and a diner.
Consistent
Objects or facts that are coexistent, or in agreement with one another.
Consist
To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; to hold together; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained.
He is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Consistent
A kind of penitent who was allowed to assist at prayers, but was not permitted to receive the holy sacraments.
Consist
To be composed or made up; - followed by of.
The land would consist of plains and valleys.
Consistent
Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid.
The humoral and consistent parts of the body.
Consist
To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; - followed by in.
If their purgation did consist in words.
A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Consistent
Having agreement with itself or with something else; having harmony among its parts; possesing unity; accordant; harmonious; congruous; compatible; uniform; not contradictory.
Show me one that has it in his powerTo act consistent with himself an hour.
With reference to such a lord, to serve and to be free are terms not consistent only, but equivalent.
Consist
To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; - formerly used absolutely, now followed by with.
This was a consisting story.
Health consists with temperance alone.
For orders and degreesJar not with liberty, but well consist.
Consistent
Living or acting in conformity with one's belief or professions.
It was utterly to be at once a consistent Quaker and a conspirator.
Consist
To insist; - followed by on.
Consistent
(sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable;
Testimony consistent with the known facts
I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war
Consist
Originate (in);
The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country
Consistent
Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts;
A logical argument
The orderly presentation
Consist
Have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in;
The payment consists in food
What does love consist in?
Consistent
Capable of being reproduced;
Astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained
Consist
Be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous;
Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end
Consistent
The same throughout in structure or composition;
Bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product
Consist
Be composed of;
The land he conquered comprised several provinces
What does this dish consist of?
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