consistencies
- 1Plural of consistency.
The lab compared the consistencies of the three gels under identical conditions.
Paints come in a range of consistencies, from thin washes to thick pastes.
Note
A plural that feels most at home with the physical meaning, thickness or viscosity, where each sample has its own: the consistencies of sauces, batters or paints. With the abstract meanings (reliability, compatibility, freedom from contradiction) the singular usually does the work. The plural appears there only when separate instances are being counted, such as the points on which two accounts agree.
consistencies is a form of consistency
consistency, noun: Reliability or uniformity; the quality of behaving or performing the same way over time. Full entry
- Forms
- consistencyconsistencies plural
- Spelling
- consistency → consistencies: change y to i, add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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