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Inconsistencies (gcide) | Inconsistency \In`con*sist"en*cy\, n.; pl. Inconsistencies.
[Cf. F. inconsistance.]
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1. The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in
respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between
two things that both can not exist or be true together;
disagreement; incompatibility.
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There is a perfect inconsistency between that which
is of debt and that which is of free gift. --South.
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2. Absurdity in argument ore narration; incoherence or
irreconcilability in the parts of a statement, argument,
or narration; that which is inconsistent.
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If a man would register all his opinions upon love,
politics, religion, and learning, what a bundle of
inconsistencies and contradictions would appear at
last! --Swift.
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3. Lack of stability or uniformity; unsteadiness;
changeableness; variableness.
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Mutability of temper, and inconsistency with
ourselves, is the greatest weakness of human nature.
--Addison.
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