con ‧ sis ‧ tent S3 W3 AC /kənˈsɪst ə nt/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: present participle of consistere ; ⇨ ↑ consist ]
1 . always behaving in the same way or having the same attitudes, standards etc – usually used to show approval OPP inconsistent :
She’s the team’s most consistent player.
consistent in
We need to be consistent in our approach.
2 . continuing to happen or develop in the same way:
a consistent improvement in the country’s economy
3 . a consistent argument or idea does not have any parts that do not match other parts OPP inconsistent :
The evidence is not consistent.
4 . be consistent with something if a fact, idea etc is consistent with another one, it seems to match it:
Her injuries are consistent with having fallen from the building.
The results are consistent with earlier research.
—consistently adverb :
consistently high performance