inconsistentadj.n.

/ɪnkənˈsɪstənt/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s -ant.

Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + consistent adj.; compare modern French inconsistant.

A. adj. Not consistent.

I. Without physical consistence.

1. Of a substance: Without consistence or firmness, of incoherent nature. rare. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > [adjective] > not

inconsistent1677

1677 N. Grew Solution of Salts ii. §10 If the Particles of Water were themselves Fluid or Inconsistent and Alterable.

1718 J. Chamberlayne tr. B. Nieuwentyt Relig. Philosopher I. xi. x. 207 The whole Matter [is] so soft and inconsistent, that it can hardly bear touching with the Hands.

1860 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters V. 159 The parts of a crystal are consistent, but of dust, inconsistent.

II. Without agreement or harmony, and related uses.

2. Not consisting; not agreeing in substance, spirit, or form; not in keeping; not consonant or in accordance; at variance, discordant, incompatible, incongruous.

a. Said of one thing in relation to another; const. with, †rarely to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adjective] > inconsistent or contradictory

repugnantc1443

contradictory1533

disproportioneda1616

unconsistent1638

inconstant1642

inconsistent1646

inconsistent1656

incongruous1658

inconsisting1658

inconsistible1660

crimp1712

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. viii. 30 It containeth impossibilities and things inconsistent with truth.

1664 Rec. Colony Rhode Island (1857) II. 64 Whether ther be any lawes that are inconsistent to the present government.

1729 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. (ed. 2) ix. 165 Resentment is not inconsistent with Good-will.

1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. viii. 358 The benevolence of God..is not inconsistent with his determination to punish.

1870 W. S. Jevons Elem. Lessons Logic ix. 76 The proposition, A, then, is inconsistent with both E and O.

1880 S. Haughton Six Lect. Physical Geogr. iii. 163 (note) Three combinations..give results inconsistent with the others.

b. Said of two or more things, in relation to each other.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adjective] > inconsistent or contradictory

repugnantc1443

contradictory1533

disproportioneda1616

unconsistent1638

inconstant1642

inconsistent1646

inconsistent1656

incongruous1658

inconsisting1658

inconsistible1660

crimp1712

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adjective] > incompatible

repugnantc1443

unsufferablea1586

insociable1591

incompatible1592

incompossible1605

unsociable1611

irreconciliable1615

incompliable1625

uncompliable1626

incompassible1630

incompatible1641

inconsistent1656

incoherent1704

exclusivea1716

incombining1738

unassociable1816

inconjoinable1844

1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon v. 227 Thus he confoundeth Papall and Patriarchall Power, making things inconsistent to be one and the same thing.

1657 O. Cromwell Speech 21 Apr. in Writings & Speeches (1947) (modernized text) IV. 490 And it is a pitiful fancy,..to think they are inconsistent. They may consist.

a1704 J. Locke Posthumous Wks. (1706) 179 Can the same unextended indivisible Substance have different, nay inconsistent and opposite Modifications at the same time?

1857 F. D. Maurice Epist. St. John xv. 247 Are these two passages inconsistent?

1875 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (new ed.) §124. 256 Two or more inconsistent views..may be formed at the same time.

†c. Applied to a benefice incapable of being held together with a fellowship. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > benefice > kinds of benefice > [adjective] > that cannot be held together with fellowship

inconsistent1690

1690 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 85 Dr. Hern..having a liveing at St. Anns in Westminster, the bishop declared it inconsistent with his fellowship.

1691 Case of Exeter-Coll. 51 The Statutes of Exeter-College..would very imprudently have made that distinction betwixt Benefices consistent and inconsistent.

3. Wanting in harmony between its different parts or elements; self-contradictory; involving inconsistency. Said of a single thing, or of action including two or more courses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adjective] > inconsistent or contradictory > in itself

inconsistent1651

self-inconsistent1668

contradictory1868

oxymoronic1954

1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism 277 For his humanity to reign actually, and to suffer at the same time, is inconsistent.

1658 J. Bramhall Consecration Protestant Bishops Justified vi. 134 It had deserved more credit, then this silly, improbable, inconsistent Relation.

1774 J. Bryant New Syst. (new ed.) I. 306 All which in time..gave rise to a most inconsistent system of Polytheism.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) II. ix. 340 The language of the Roman see had been inconsistent, but the actions of it had been always uniform.

1860 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (ed. 5) §84. 150 Inconsistent opposition lies between any two affirmative judgments which cannot be correct together, but may be false together.

4. Of a person: Not consistent in thought or action.

a. Const. with, †rarely to (oneself, one's principles, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective]

unfastc888

unstathelfasteOE

unsteadfasta1200

fleeting?c1225

changeablea1275

ficklea1275

unstablec1290

waveringc1315

flickerc1325

loose in the haftc1325

motleyc1380

unsadc1384

variablea1387

variantc1386

ticklec1400

inconstant1402

flitting1413

brittle1420

plianta1425

mutablec1425

shittle1440

shittle-witted1448

moonishc1450

unconstant1483

unfirm1483

varying?a1500

pliablea1513

fluctuant1575

changeling1577

shittle-headed1580

cheverel1583

off and on1583

chameleon-like1589

changeful1590

limber1602

unsteady1604

ticklish1606

skittish1609

startling1619

labile1623

uncertaina1625

cheverelized1625

remuant1625

fluctuate1631

fluctuary1632

various1636

contrarious1643

epileptical1646

fluxilea1654

shittle-braineda1655

multivolent1656

totter-headed1662

on and off1668

self-inconsistent1678

weathercocka1680

whifflinga1680

versatile1682

veering1684

fast and loose1697

inconsistent1709

insteadfast1728

unfixing1810

unsteadied1814

chameleonic1821

labefact1874

ballastless1884

weathercocky1886

whiffle-minded1902

1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation viii. 114 Many of these accused them to the Queen..as Men that were inconsistent to themselves.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 7. ⁋1 Man is a Creature very inconsistent with himself.

1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xlviii. 181 You..are inconsistent with your own principles.

1887 T. Fowler Elem. Deduct. Logic (ed. 9) Examples 174 You are inconsistent with yourself.

b. absol. Acting in a way at variance with one's professed principles, or with one's conduct at another time.

ΚΠ

1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the Second 11 Ah! how unjust to Nature, and Himself, Is thoughtless, thankless, inconsistent Man?

a1863 R. Whately Misc. Remains (1864) 99 A man is..properly called inconsistent whose opinions or practices are at any one time at variance with each other; in short, who holds at once a proposition and its contradictory.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 11 Nor..in speaking of God both in the masculine and neuter gender, did he [Plato] seem to himself inconsistent.

B. n. (plural)

Things, statements, etc. which are inconsistent with each other or with something else.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [noun] > inconsistency or contradiction > an instance of being inconsistent

discrepancy1583

contradiction1608

inconsistency1647

inconsistent1652

inconsistence1655

counter-example1809

disconnect1982

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 147 Necessity and contingency have alwayes been held as contraries and inconsistents.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. i. 10 As for other inconsistents with truth..they prove not that this whole Story should be refused, but refined.

1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic vi. 169 Two Inconsistents..cannot both be true.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inconsistent
释义	inconsistentadj.n. /ɪnkənˈsɪstənt/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s -ant. Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + consistent adj.; compare modern French inconsistant. A. adj. Not consistent. I. Without physical consistence. 1. Of a substance: Without consistence or firmness, of incoherent nature. rare. archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > [adjective] > not inconsistent1677 1677 N. Grew Solution of Salts ii. §10 If the Particles of Water were themselves Fluid or Inconsistent and Alterable. 1718 J. Chamberlayne tr. B. Nieuwentyt Relig. Philosopher I. xi. x. 207 The whole Matter [is] so soft and inconsistent, that it can hardly bear touching with the Hands. 1860 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters V. 159 The parts of a crystal are consistent, but of dust, inconsistent. II. Without agreement or harmony, and related uses. 2. Not consisting; not agreeing in substance, spirit, or form; not in keeping; not consonant or in accordance; at variance, discordant, incompatible, incongruous. a. Said of one thing in relation to another; const. with, †rarely to. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adjective] > inconsistent or contradictory repugnantc1443 contradictory1533 disproportioneda1616 unconsistent1638 inconstant1642 inconsistent1646 inconsistent1656 incongruous1658 inconsisting1658 inconsistible1660 crimp1712 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. viii. 30 It containeth impossibilities and things inconsistent with truth. View more context for this quotation 1664 Rec. Colony Rhode Island (1857) II. 64 Whether ther be any lawes that are inconsistent to the present government. 1729 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. (ed. 2) ix. 165 Resentment is not inconsistent with Good-will. 1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. viii. 358 The benevolence of God..is not inconsistent with his determination to punish. 1870 W. S. Jevons Elem. Lessons Logic ix. 76 The proposition, A, then, is inconsistent with both E and O. 1880 S. Haughton Six Lect. Physical Geogr. iii. 163 (note) Three combinations..give results inconsistent with the others. b. Said of two or more things, in relation to each other. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adjective] > inconsistent or contradictory repugnantc1443 contradictory1533 disproportioneda1616 unconsistent1638 inconstant1642 inconsistent1646 inconsistent1656 incongruous1658 inconsisting1658 inconsistible1660 crimp1712 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adjective] > incompatible repugnantc1443 unsufferablea1586 insociable1591 incompatible1592 incompossible1605 unsociable1611 irreconciliable1615 incompliable1625 uncompliable1626 incompassible1630 incompatible1641 incompatible1641 inconsistent1656 incoherent1704 exclusivea1716 incombining1738 unassociable1816 inconjoinable1844 1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon v. 227 Thus he confoundeth Papall and Patriarchall Power, making things inconsistent to be one and the same thing. 1657 O. Cromwell Speech 21 Apr. in Writings & Speeches (1947) (modernized text) IV. 490 And it is a pitiful fancy,..to think they are inconsistent. They may consist. a1704 J. Locke Posthumous Wks. (1706) 179 Can the same unextended indivisible Substance have different, nay inconsistent and opposite Modifications at the same time? 1857 F. D. Maurice Epist. St. John xv. 247 Are these two passages inconsistent? 1875 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (new ed.) §124. 256 Two or more inconsistent views..may be formed at the same time. †c. Applied to a benefice incapable of being held together with a fellowship. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > benefice > kinds of benefice > [adjective] > that cannot be held together with fellowship inconsistent1690 1690 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 85 Dr. Hern..having a liveing at St. Anns in Westminster, the bishop declared it inconsistent with his fellowship. 1691 Case of Exeter-Coll. 51 The Statutes of Exeter-College..would very imprudently have made that distinction betwixt Benefices consistent and inconsistent. 3. Wanting in harmony between its different parts or elements; self-contradictory; involving inconsistency. Said of a single thing, or of action including two or more courses. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [adjective] > inconsistent or contradictory > in itself inconsistent1651 self-inconsistent1668 contradictory1868 oxymoronic1954 1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism 277 For his humanity to reign actually, and to suffer at the same time, is inconsistent. 1658 J. Bramhall Consecration Protestant Bishops Justified vi. 134 It had deserved more credit, then this silly, improbable, inconsistent Relation. 1774 J. Bryant New Syst. (new ed.) I. 306 All which in time..gave rise to a most inconsistent system of Polytheism. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) II. ix. 340 The language of the Roman see had been inconsistent, but the actions of it had been always uniform. 1860 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (ed. 5) §84. 150 Inconsistent opposition lies between any two affirmative judgments which cannot be correct together, but may be false together. 4. Of a person: Not consistent in thought or action. a. Const. with, †rarely to (oneself, one's principles, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] unfastc888 unstathelfasteOE unsteadfasta1200 fleeting?c1225 changeablea1275 ficklea1275 unstablec1290 waveringc1315 flickerc1325 loose in the haftc1325 motleyc1380 unsadc1384 variablea1387 variantc1386 ticklec1400 inconstant1402 flitting1413 brittle1420 plianta1425 mutablec1425 shittle1440 shittle-witted1448 moonishc1450 unconstant1483 unfirm1483 varying?a1500 pliablea1513 fluctuant1575 changeling1577 shittle-headed1580 cheverel1583 off and on1583 chameleon-like1589 changeful1590 limber1602 unsteady1604 ticklish1606 skittish1609 startling1619 labile1623 uncertaina1625 cheverelized1625 remuant1625 fluctuate1631 fluctuary1632 various1636 contrarious1643 epileptical1646 fluxilea1654 shittle-braineda1655 multivolent1656 totter-headed1662 on and off1668 self-inconsistent1678 weathercocka1680 whifflinga1680 versatile1682 veering1684 fast and loose1697 inconsistent1709 insteadfast1728 unfixing1810 unsteadied1814 chameleonic1821 labefact1874 ballastless1884 weathercocky1886 whiffle-minded1902 1709 J. Strype Ann. Reformation viii. 114 Many of these accused them to the Queen..as Men that were inconsistent to themselves. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 7. ⁋1 Man is a Creature very inconsistent with himself. 1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xlviii. 181 You..are inconsistent with your own principles. 1887 T. Fowler Elem. Deduct. Logic (ed. 9) Examples 174 You are inconsistent with yourself. b. absol. Acting in a way at variance with one's professed principles, or with one's conduct at another time. ΚΠ 1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the Second 11 Ah! how unjust to Nature, and Himself, Is thoughtless, thankless, inconsistent Man? a1863 R. Whately Misc. Remains (1864) 99 A man is..properly called inconsistent whose opinions or practices are at any one time at variance with each other; in short, who holds at once a proposition and its contradictory. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 11 Nor..in speaking of God both in the masculine and neuter gender, did he [Plato] seem to himself inconsistent. B. n. (plural) Things, statements, etc. which are inconsistent with each other or with something else. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [noun] > inconsistency or contradiction > an instance of being inconsistent discrepancy1583 contradiction1608 inconsistency1647 inconsistent1652 inconsistence1655 counter-example1809 disconnect1982 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 147 Necessity and contingency have alwayes been held as contraries and inconsistents. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. i. 10 As for other inconsistents with truth..they prove not that this whole Story should be refused, but refined. 1864 F. C. Bowen Treat. Logic vi. 169 Two Inconsistents..cannot both be true. 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