not consist either with gratitude or good manners, to refuse giving him what satisfaction I was able.
verb □ to consist of to be formed of ○ The package tour consists of air travel, six nights in a luxury hotel, all meals and visits to places of interest.
con•sist´
(kon•sist´), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Consisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Consisting.] [L. consistere to stand still or firm; con- + sistere to stand, cause to stand, stare to stand: cf. F. consister. See Stand.]
1. To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; to hold together; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained. “He is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Col. i. 17.”
2. To be composed or made up; — followed by of. “The land would consist of plains and valleys.
T. Burnet.”
3. To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; — followed by in. “If their purgation did consist in words.
Shak.” “A man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Luke xii. 15.”
4. To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; — formerly used absolutely, now followed by with. “This was a consisting story.
Bp. Burnet.” “Health consists with temperance alone.
Pope.” “For orders and degrees
Jar not with liberty, but well consist.
Milton.”
5. To insist; — followed by on. [Obs.] Shak. Syn. — To Consist, Consist of, Consist in. The verb consist is employed chiefly for two purposes, which are marked and distinguished by the prepositions used. When we wish to indicate the parts which unite to compose a thing, we use of; as when we say, ´Macaulay’s Miscellanies consist chiefly of articles which were first published in the Edinburgh Review.´ When we wish to indicate the true nature of a thing, or that on which it depends, we use in; as ´There are some artists whose skill consists in a certain manner which they have affected.´ ´Our safety consists in a strict adherence to duty.´ { Con•sist´ence (kon•sis´tens), Con•sist´en•cy (-sis´ten•sy) }, n. [Cf. F. consistance.]
1. The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity. “Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it restore itself to the natural consistence.
Bacon.” “We are as water, weak, and of no consistence.
Jer. Taylor.” “The same form, substance, and consistency.
T. Burnet.”
2. A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude. “Let the expressed juices be boiled into the consistence of a sirup.
Arbuthnot.”
3. That which stands together as a united whole; a combination. “The church of God, as meaning the whole consistence of orders and members.
Milton.”
4. Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency. “His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency.
South.”
5. Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different times; the harmony of conduct with profession; congruity; correspondence; as the consistency of laws, regulations, or judicial decisions; consistency of opinions; consistency of conduct or of character. “That consistency of behavior whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just.
Addison.” “Consistency, thou art a jewel.
Popular Saying.”
1. To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; to hold together; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained. “He is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Col. i. 17.”
2. To be composed or made up; — followed by of. “The land would consist of plains and valleys.
T. Burnet.”
3. To have as its substance or character, or as its foundation; to be; — followed by in. “If their purgation did consist in words.
Shak.” “A man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Luke xii. 15.”
4. To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; — formerly used absolutely, now followed by with. “This was a consisting story.
Bp. Burnet.” “Health consists with temperance alone.
Pope.” “For orders and degrees
Jar not with liberty, but well consist.
Milton.”
5. To insist; — followed by on. [Obs.] Shak. Syn. — To Consist, Consist of, Consist in. The verb consist is employed chiefly for two purposes, which are marked and distinguished by the prepositions used. When we wish to indicate the parts which unite to compose a thing, we use of; as when we say, ´Macaulay’s Miscellanies consist chiefly of articles which were first published in the Edinburgh Review.´ When we wish to indicate the true nature of a thing, or that on which it depends, we use in; as ´There are some artists whose skill consists in a certain manner which they have affected.´ ´Our safety consists in a strict adherence to duty.´ { Con•sist´ence (kon•sis´tens), Con•sist´en•cy (-sis´ten•sy) }, n. [Cf. F. consistance.]
1. The condition of standing or adhering together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness; coherence; solidity. “Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it restore itself to the natural consistence.
Bacon.” “We are as water, weak, and of no consistence.
Jer. Taylor.” “The same form, substance, and consistency.
T. Burnet.”
2. A degree of firmness, density, or spissitude. “Let the expressed juices be boiled into the consistence of a sirup.
Arbuthnot.”
3. That which stands together as a united whole; a combination. “The church of God, as meaning the whole consistence of orders and members.
Milton.”
4. Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality; durability; persistency. “His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting consistency.
South.”
5. Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different times; the harmony of conduct with profession; congruity; correspondence; as the consistency of laws, regulations, or judicial decisions; consistency of opinions; consistency of conduct or of character. “That consistency of behavior whereby he inflexibly pursues those measures which appear the most just.
Addison.” “Consistency, thou art a jewel.
Popular Saying.”
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