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- pronunciation:
- kan
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kwns
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
that which follows; result.
The tenant's fall in the stairway was a direct consequence of the landlord's neglect of the property.You shouldn't make such an important decision without considering the consequences.- synonyms:
- aftermath, effect, issue, outcome, result, sequel
- antonyms:
- antecedent
- similar words:
- aftereffect, conclusion, corollary, fallout, note, outgrowth, repercussion, upshot, wake
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| definition 2: |
importance or significance.
Who becomes the new governor is an issue of great consequence.- synonyms:
- importance, magnitude, moment, significance, weight
- similar words:
- account, gravity, import, note, portent
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| definition 3: |
the conclusion drawn from a logical argument; inference.
- synonyms:
- conclusion, corollary, deduction, inference
- similar words:
- implication
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| related words: |
denouement, depth, derivation, descendant, emphasis, end, function, future, impact, meaning, power, price, weight, worth |
| contrasting words: |
cause |
adjective + (n.)consequence
adverse,
behavioral,
beneficial,
catastrophic,
damaging,
deadly,
deleterious,
destructive,
detrimental,
devastating,
dire,
direct,
disastrous,
drastic,
ecological,
economic,
emotional,
enormous,
environmental,
far-reaching,
fatal,
grave,
harmful,
horrific,
immediate,
indirect,
inevitable,
intended,
lasting,
lifelong,
logical,
long-term,
moral,
negative,
perceived,
positive,
possible,
potential,
practical,
predictable,
probable,
profound,
psychological,
serious,
severe,
short-term,
social,
terrible,
tragic,
unanticipated,
unavoidable,
uncertain,
undesirable,
unexpected,
unforeseen,
unfortunate,
unintended,
unpleasant,
unpredictable
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verb + (n.)consequence
anticipate, damn, entail, face, fear, foresee, minimize, mitigate, risk, suffer, warn, weigh
(n.)consequence
+ verb
result
noun + (n.)consequence
awareness, cause, likelihood, manipulation, regard
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The word consequence
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, concentric, conclude, conclusion, condone, conduce, conducive, conduct, conductive, conduction, confer, conference, confidant, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, confluence, conflux, conform, confuse, confusion, congener, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjecture, conjunct, conjunction, conjunctiva, connect, connote, conscript, conscription, consign, consonant, conspiracy, constant, constrain, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, conversant, convince, convict, conviction, convivial, convocation, convoke, inconceivable, inconsonant, inconspicuous, connotation, consequence, consequent
sequi, secut, seque
Latin
root
that means to follow
Example words:
-ance, -ence, -ency, -ancy
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means state, quality, or act of
More about this word part:
The suffix group -ance
, -ence
, -ency
, -ancy
attaches to verbs and Latin verb stems to create nouns. The suffix -ance
is usually attached to whole English words, whereas -ence
is usually attached to roots: compare eloquence
and acceptance
. For most nouns ending in -ance
, -ence
, -ency
, -ancy
, there is a correponsponding adjective form ending in -ant, -ent.
Example words:
absence, acceptance, accountancy, admittance, agency, ambiance, ambience, appetency, arrogance, ascendancy, attendance, audience, belligerency, benevolence, brilliancy, buoyancy, cadence, clemency, complacency, conference, confidence, consequence, conservancy, consistency, constancy, constituency, contingency, counterinsurgency, countertendency, currency, decency, deficiency, delinquency, dependency, despondency, difference, disappearance, discrepancy, disturbance, efficiency, eloquence, emergency, equivalency, excellency, exigency, expectancy, expediency, fluency, frequency, hesitancy, importance, incoherency, inconsistency, incumbency, indecency, independence, independency, inefficiency, infancy, insufficiency, insurgency, interagency, interdependency, itinerancy, latency, leniency, malfeasance, malignancy, mendicancy, nonbelligerency, nonemergency, occupancy, occurrence, patency, permanency, piquancy, poignancy, potency, preference, pregnancy, presidency, proficiency, pungency, redundancy, regency, remembrance, residence, residency, science, solvency, stringency, subagency, sufficiency, superefficiency, superintendency, tenancy, tendency, transparency, urgency, vacancy, vagrancy
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