Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

consistent

/kənˈsɪs.tənt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.48 in modern English

Syllables
con-sist-ent
IPA
/kənˈsɪs.tənt/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a set of statements: such that no contradiction logically follows from them.

noun

Objects or facts that are coexistent, or in agreement with one another.

noun

A kind of penitent who was allowed to assist at prayers, but was not permitted to receive the holy sacraments.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin cōnsistō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ens Latin consistensbor. English consistent 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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ḱóm, *stísteh₂ti

Inflected Forms

more consistent (comparative) most consistent (superlative) consistents (plural)

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How do you pronounce consistent?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈsɪs.tənt/.
What does consistent mean?
Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature.
Where does consistent come from?
It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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