Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inconsequence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-con-se-quence
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being inconsequent.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An inconsequent thing.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Quit pondering the inconsequence of being in a universe governed by chaos and just play some football."
"There, through the door and out of her life, it all went—the Lieutenant, his Laundry, his inconsequence, his habit of drinking too much, his failings, his niceness, his kissings in the dark, her little “romance” and renewed interest in life because of him, all."
"His voice was monotonous and jerky, but his sermons were sane, and after the bald inconsequences of Howley even eloquent."
"Only those who would view the Terror either as the last word on revolution or as an inconsequence, as more of the same, deny it any providentiality […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English consequence English inconsequence From in- + consequence.

Usage

Inflected Forms

inconsequences (plural)

Synonyms

illogicality illogicalness illogic

Questions

What does inconsequence mean?: The state or quality of being inconsequent.
Where does inconsequence come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English consequence English inconsequence From in- + consequence.

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