self-consistent

[ self-kuh n-sis-tuh nt, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf kənˈsɪs tənt, ˌsɛlf- /

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noun

consistent with oneself or itself.

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Nearby words

self-congratulation, self-congratulatory, self-conscious, self-consecration, self-consequence, self-consistent, self-contained, self-containment, self-contemplation, self-content, self-contradiction

Origin of self-consistent

First recorded in 1675–85

Related formsself-con·sis·ten·cy, nounself-con·sis·tent·ly, adverb

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for self-consistent

It is self-consistent and yet inconsistent with the consistency of the kosmos and its norm of being which is consciousness.
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. Browne
Such definitions as are suitable to the latter application, and self-consistent, have already been given.
Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation|Jesse H. Jones
Do Kant's writings, taken together, afford a self-consistent and positive philosophical system?
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Debate Index|Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
But in the divine plan this manifoldness of service constitutes a self-consistent and harmonious whole.
Companion to the Bible|E. P. Barrows

He was all of one piece—sincere and self-consistent—a type of the nineteenth-century American at his best.
Cyrus Hall McCormick|Herbert Newton Casson