The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
inconsistency
(noun) the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
incompatibility, mutual exclusiveness, inconsistency, repugnance
(noun) the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inconsistency (countable and uncountable, plural inconsistencies)
The state of being inconsistent.
(logic) An incompatibility between two propositions that cannot both be true.
• contrariety
• deviation
• difference
• disagreement
• disparity
• disproportion
• disproportionateness
• dissimilarity
• dissonance
• divergence
• incongruity
• inconsonance
• inequality
• paradox
• unlikeness
• variance
• consistency
Source: Wiktionary
In`con*sist"en*cy, n.; pl. Inconsistencies. Etym: [Cf. F. inconsistance.]
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. There is a perfect inconsistency between that which is of debt and that which is of free gift. South.
2. Absurdity in argument ore narration; incoherence or irreconcilability in the parts of a statement, argument, or narration; that which is inconsistent. 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.
3. Want of stability or uniformity; unsteadiness; changeableness; variableness. Mutability of temper, and inconsistency with ourselves, is the greatest weakness of human nature. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.