CONSISTENCY


Meaning of CONSISTENCY in English

noun

1 always having the same standard, opinions, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ absolute , complete

▪ good , great , remarkable

He needs to have better ~ throwing downfield.

▪ internal

▪ overall

The songs on the album have an overall ~ of approach.

▪ intellectual , logical

Intellectual ~ is the hallmark of a fine legal mind.

▪ stylistic , thematic

How do you give a sense of thematic ~ to a body of work?

… OF CONSISTENCY

▪ degree , level

VERB + CONSISTENCY

▪ demonstrate , show

He has shown remarkable ~ in his exam results.

▪ achieve , ensure , find , maintain , provide

The team must find ~ in its game.

an electoral system that provides no ~ in how votes are counted

▪ lack

▪ improve

Romero needs to improve his ~ by throwing more first-pitch strikes.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ in , ~ of

a ~ of approach

▪ ~ with

to maintain ~ with past practice

2 thickness/firmness of a liquid substance

ADJECTIVE

▪ thick , thin

▪ soft

▪ creamy , smooth

▪ rubbery

▪ runny

a fudgy concoction with a rather runny ~

▪ rock-like

The soil is baked to a rock-like ~.

▪ desired , right

Knead the dough to the right ~.

Add enough water to achieve the desired ~ and blend until smooth.

VERB + CONSISTENCY

▪ have

The mixture should have the ~ of thick cream.

▪ give

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .