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consistance

consistency

noun kohn-seess-TAHNS Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Textures

Also means

substance

Usage Note

Consistance refers to physical texture or body (the consistance of a sauce) as well as figurative solidity ('an argument lacks consistance'). The adjective consistant/consistante means both 'thick' (for food) and 'substantial'. Do not confuse with cohérence, which stresses logical coherence.

Examples

"Cette sauce manque de consistance."

Natural Translation

This sauce lacks consistency.

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