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coherent
adjective
1 coherent
Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts:
— A coherent argument.
synonyms: consistent, logical, ordered.
Roget 23:
agreeing,
suiting
etc.
v.;
in accord,
accordant,
concordant,
consonant,
congruous,
consentaneous†,
correspondent,
congenial;
coherent;
becoming;
harmonious reconcilable,
conformable;
in accordance with,
in harmony with,
in keeping with,
in unison with,
etc.
n.;
at one with,
of one mind,
of a piece [Fr.];
consistent,
compatible,
proportionate;
commensurate;
on all fours.
apt,
apposite,
pertinent,
pat;
to the point,
to the purpose;
happy,
felicitous,
germane,
ad rem [Lat.],
in point,
on point,
directly on point,
bearing upon,
applicable,
relevant,
admissible.
fit adapted,
in loco,
a propos [Fr.],
appropriate,
seasonable,
sortable,
suitable,
idoneous†,
deft;
meet
etc.
(expedient)
646.
at home,
in one's proper element.
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Roget 321:
dense,
solid;
solidified
etc.
v.;
caseous;
pukka†;
coherent,
cohesive
etc.
46;
compact,
close,
serried,
thickset;
substantial,
massive,
lumpish†;
impenetrable,
impermeable,
nonporous,
imporous†;
incompressible;
constipated;
concrete
etc.
(hard)
323;
knotted,
knotty;
gnarled;
crystalline,
crystallizable;
thick,
grumous†,
stuffy.
undissolved,
unmelted†,
unliquefied†,
unthawed†.
indivisible,
indiscerptible†,
infrangible†,
indissolvable†,
indissoluble,
insoluble,
infusible.
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2 coherent
Capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner:
— She was more coherent than she had been just after the accident.
synonyms: logical, lucid.
3 coherent
physics Of waves having a constant phase relation.
4 coherent
Sticking together:
— Two coherent sheets.
synonym: tenacious.
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