English → Latin
“consistence” in Latin
soliditāssolidity; the whole (as opposed to a share)dēnsitāsthickness; density; abundancespissĭtascompactnesscrassitūdōthickness (measure of); density; sediment, dregsconveniōto convene, assemble, gather, meet or come together; to accost, to call on; to sue, to let be summoned to courtparsa part, portion, piece, share; pars ... pars ..., some ... others ...; a party, fraction, side
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
consistence
degree of solidity; the nearest substantives are, soliditas: densitas: spissitas: crassitudo: till it is of the consistence of honey, donee mellis crassitudinem habeat (Cels., 6, 6, 1). Suitableness, agreement with, convenientia (e.g., partium): congruentia aequalitasque (of the proper proportions of the parts of any whole; Vid: Plin., Ep., 2, 5, 11).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for consistence?
- The usual Latin words for “consistence” are soliditās, dēnsitās, spissĭtas; also crassitūdō, conveniō, pars. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.