- lack of consistency or agreement; incompatibility
- an inconsistent feature or quality
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in•con•sist•en•cy
(in′kən sis′tən sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies for 2.
- the quality or condition of being inconsistent.
- an inconsistent thing, action, remark, etc.
- in-3 + consistency 1640–50
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inconsistency /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsɪ/ n ( pl -cies)
'inconsistency' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
contradiction
- contrariety
- level
- West Lothian question
- anomaly
- beware
- decidable
- difference
- discrepancy
- repugnance
- unconformity
- solecism