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consistence

consistences

Definitions of consistence
  1. noun
    a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
    synonyms: consistency
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    Antonyms:
    inconsistency
    the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
    type of:
    uniformity, uniformness
    the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)
  2. noun
    the property of holding together and retaining its shape
    synonyms: body, consistency, eubstance
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    gaseousness
    having the consistency of a gas
    viscosity, viscousness
    resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)
    thickness
    resistance to flow
    thinness
    a consistency of low viscosity
    hardness
    the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
    softness
    the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
    breakableness
    the consistency of something that breaks under pressure
    unbreakableness
    a consistency of something that does not break under pressure
    porosity, porousness
    the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids
    solidity, solidness
    the consistency of a solid
    bubbliness, effervescence, frothiness
    the property of giving off bubbles
    foaminess
    the property of being foamy
    stickiness
    the property of sticking to a surface
    sliminess
    a property resembling or being covered with slime
    cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, ropiness, tackiness, viscidity, viscidness
    the property of being cohesive and sticky
    gelatinousness, glutinosity, glutinousness
    the property of having a viscosity like jelly
    semifluidity
    a property midway between a solid and a liquid
    creaminess, soupiness
    the property of having the thickness of heavy cream
    fluidity, fluidness, liquidity, liquidness, runniness
    the property of flowing easily
    wateriness
    the property of resembling the viscosity of water
    firmness
    the property of being unyielding to the touch
    compressibility, sponginess, squeezability
    the property of being able to occupy less space
    incompressibility
    the property of being incompressible
    downiness, featheriness, fluffiness
    a light softness
    flabbiness, flaccidity, limpness
    a flabby softness
    mushiness, pulpiness
    a mushy pulpy softness
    brittleness, crispiness, crispness
    firm but easily broken
    crumbliness, friability
    excessive breakableness
    sponginess
    the porosity of a sponge
    permeability, permeableness
    the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion)
    compactness
    the consistency of a compact solid
    impermeability, impermeableness
    the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid
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    property
    a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
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