/ kənˈsɪstənt; NAmE / adjective
1.
( approving ) always behaving in the same way, or having the same opinions, standards, etc. :
She's not very consistent in the way she treats her children.
He has been Milan's most consistent player this season.
We must be consistent in applying the rules.
a consistent approach to the problem
2.
happening in the same way and continuing for a period of time :
the party's consistent failure to come up with any new policies
a pattern of consistent growth in the economy
3.
consistent with sth in agreement with sth; not contradicting sth :
The results are entirely consistent with our earlier research.
injuries consistent with a fall from an upper storey (= similar to those such a fall would have caused)
4.
( of an argument or a set of ideas ) having different parts that all agree with each other :
a well-thought-out and consistent argument
OPP inconsistent
► con·sist·ent·ly adverb :
Her work has been of a consistently high standard.
We have argued consistently for a change in the law.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (in the sense consisting or composed of ): from Latin consistent- standing firm or still, existing, from the verb consistere , from con- together + sistere stand (still).