Incoherence

Incoherence
Incoherence In`co*her"ence, Incoherency In`co*her"en*cy, n. [Cf. F. incoh['e]rence.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being incoherent; lack of coherence; lack of cohesion or adherence. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]

2. Lack of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; lack of agreement or dependence of one part on another; as, the incoherence of arguments, facts, etc. [1913 Webster]

Incoherences in matter, and suppositions without proofs, put handsomely together, are apt to pass for strong reason. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

3. That which is incoherent. [1913 Webster]

Crude incoherencies . . . and nauseous tautologies. --South. [1913 Webster]


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  • incohérence — [ ɛ̃kɔerɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1700; angl. incoherence (1611), du fr. cohérence 1 ♦ Caractère de ce qui est incohérent; manque de lien logique, d unité (dans les propos, les idées, les actes). ⇒ désordre. « L incohérence d un discours dépend de celui qui… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • incoherence — I noun absence of meaning, chaos, disconnection, discontinuity, disjunction, disorder, illegibility, imperspicuity, inapprehensibility, incomprehensibility, lack of clarity, meaninglessness, randomness, ranting, raving, unclearness,… …   Law dictionary

  • incoherence — (n.) 1610s, formed from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not + COHERENCE (Cf. coherence) on model of It. incoerenza …   Etymology dictionary

  • incoherence — n. pl. incoherencies [in΄kō hir′əns; ] also [, in΄kōher′əns] n. 1. lack of coherence; the quality or state of being incoherent 2. incoherent speech, thought, etc.: Also incoherency n. incoherencies …   English World dictionary

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  • incohérence — (in ko é ran s ) s. f. 1°   Qualité de ce qui est incohérent. L incohérence des parties de l eau. 2°   Fig. Défaut de ce qui est incohérent, en parlant des idées, des paroles. L incohérence de ses idées, de ses paroles annonce le trouble, le… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Incoherence — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Want of adhesion, nonadhesion, immiscibility. < N PARAG:Incoherence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 nonadhesion nonadhesion Sgm: N 1 immiscibility immiscibility Sgm: N 1 incoherence incoherence Sgm: N 1 looseness looseness &c.… …   English dictionary for students

  • INCOHÉRENCE — s. f. Qualité de ce qui est incohérent. L incohérence des parties de l eau.   Il se dit aussi figurément. L incohérence des idées …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • INCOHÉRENCE — n. f. T. de Physique état de ce qui est incohérent. L’incohérence des parties de l’eau. Fig., L’incohérence de ses idées, de ses paroles …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

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