consequential
[ kon-si-kwen-shuh l ]
/ ˌkɒn sɪˈkwɛn ʃəl /
adjective
following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
following as a logical conclusion or inference; logically consistent.
of consequence or importance: a consequential man in his field.
self-important; pompous.
Words nearby consequential
consentual, consequence, consequences, consequent, consequent stream, consequential, consequentialism, consequently, conservable, conservancy, conservation
Origin of consequential
OTHER WORDS FROM consequential
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Example sentences from the Web for consequentiality
And with so much more sense of meaning, of consequentiality, instead of nothing mattering.
Lee's consequentiality had something painful about it at times.
The Debtor|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
British Dictionary definitions for consequentiality
consequential
/ (ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl) /
adjective
important or significant
self-important; conceited
following as a consequence; resultant, esp indirectlyconsequential loss
Derived forms of consequential
consequentiality or consequentialness, nounconsequentially, adverbusage for consequential
Although both consequential and consequent can refer to something which happens as the result of something else, consequent is more common in this sense in modern English: the new measures were put into effect, and the consequent protest led to the dismissal of those responsible
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