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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024co•her•ence /koʊˈhɪrəns, -ˈhɛr-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- a quality, state, or condition that is coherent:Your paper needs more coherence to be believable.
See -here-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024co•her•ence (kō hēr′əns, -her′-),USA pronunciation n. - the act or state of cohering;
cohesion. - logical interconnection;
overall sense or understandability. - congruity;
consistency. - Physics, Optics(of waves) the state of being coherent.
- Linguisticsthe property of unity in a written text or a segment of spoken discourse that stems from the links among its underlying ideas and from the logical organization and development of its thematic content. Cf. cohesion (def. 4).
Also, co•her′en•cy. - coher(ent) + -ence 1570–80
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged correspondence, harmony, agreement, rationality.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: coherence /kəʊˈhɪərəns/, coherency /kəʊˈhɪərənsɪ/ n - logical or natural connection or consistency
- another word for cohesion
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