consistence

Meanings

1. Logical consistency; lack of self-contradiction.
2. The staying together, or remaining in close relation, of non-physical things.
3. The physical quality which is given by the degree of density, firmness, solidity, and viscosity; consistency.
4. The condition of adhering or standing together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; coherence, existence, firmness, solidity.
5. That which stands together as a united whole; a combination.
6. Standing still; quiescence, state of rest.
7. A substance which adheres together.

Etymology

From Middle French. Compare French consistance.