Meaning of COHERENT
| Pronunciation: | | kow'heerunt
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- [adj] sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs"
- [adj] marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument"
- [adj] capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident"
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| | Synonyms: | | adhesive, consistent, logical, lucid, ordered, orderly, seamless, tenacious |
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| | Antonyms: | | incoherent | | |
| | See Also: | | rational | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Co*her"ent\, a. [L. cohaerens, p. pr. See {Cohere}.]
1. Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid
or fluid. --Arbuthnot.
2. Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical
whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or
discourse.
3. Logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as, a
coherent thinker. --Watts.
4. Suitable or suited; adapted; accordant. [Obs.]
Instruct my daughter how she shall persever, That
time and place, with this deceit so lawful, May
prove coherent. --Shak.
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