inconsequent
[in-kon-si-kwent, -kwuh nt]
- characterized by lack of proper sequence in thought, speech, or action.
- characterized by lack of logical sequence; illogical; inconsecutive: inconsequent reasoning.
- irrelevant: an inconsequent remark.
- not following from the premises: an inconsequent deduction.
- not in keeping with the general character or design; inconsistent: inconsequent ornamentation.
- without worth or consequence; trivial: a frivolous, inconsequent young man.
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Origin of inconsequent
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Related Words
lethargy, coolness, lack, stoicism, neutrality, disinterestedness, negligence, disinterest, impartiality, dispassion, nonchalance, impassivity, objectivity, immunity, torpor, inattention, equity, listlessness, detachment, inertiaExamples from the Web for inconsequence
Contemporary Examples
Elahi cited the “culture of impunity, culture of inconsequence,” that makes such attacks so common.
Historical Examples
Then he added with inconsequence: "You'll come to England, won't you?"
The Portrait of a LadyHenry James
The great rush of modern life is apt to produce an inconsequence of action.
Three ThingsElinor Glyn
She stood reminded; but, throwing it off, she had her first inconsequence.
The Two MagicsHenry James
Nothing that tends to make home bright is a matter of inconsequence, and this least of all.
Folly as It FliesFanny Fern
Never is there a lying back in satisfaction or inconsequence.
The HiveWill Levington Comfort
Word Origin and History for inconsequence
n.
1580s, from Latin inconsequentia, from inconsequens (see inconsequent).
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inconsequent
adj.
1570s, "not following as a logical conclusion," from Latin inconsequentem (nominative inconsequens) "not logically connected," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + consequens, past participle of consequi "to follow" (see consequence).
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