Coherence
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəʊˈhɪəɹ.ən(t)s/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Coherence is a noun meaning The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency.
Meaning
The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency.
More Meanings
- The quality of forming a unified whole.
- A logical arrangement of parts, as in writing.
- (physics, of waves) The property of having the same wavelength and phase.
- (linguistics, translation studies) A semantic relationship between different parts of the same text.
Example Sentences
His arguments lacked coherence.
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He would then put down his pencil and stare in front of him, and wonder in what respects the world was different—it had, perhaps, more solidity, more coherence, more importance, greater depth.
Mrs. Grose listened with dumb emotion; she forbore to ask me what this meaning might be; so that, presently, to put the thing with some coherence and with the mere aid of her presence to my own mind, I went on: “That he’s an injury to the others.”
Word Forms
- coherences
Synonyms for coherence
Depending on context, synonyms include coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness.
Antonyms for coherence
Common opposites include incoherence, incoherency.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coherency, cohesiveness, cohesion, consistency, cohesive, congruency.
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