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consequential [ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl] adj
1. important or significant 2. self-important; conceited 3. following as a consequence; resultant, esp indirectly consequential loss consequentiality , consequentialness n consequentially adv Usage: Usage. Although both consequential and consequent can refer to something which happens as the result of something else, consequent is more common in this sense in modern English: the new measures were put into effect, and the consequent protest led to the dismissal of those responsible ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
consequential adjective 1. resulting, subsequent, successive, ensuing, indirect, consequent, resultant, sequential, following The company disclaims any liability for incidental or consequential damages. 2. important, serious, significant, grave, far-reaching, momentous, weighty, eventful From a medical standpoint, a week is usually not a consequential delay. Translations consequential [ˌkɒnsɪˈkwenʃəl] ADJ 1. (= resulting) → consiguiente, resultante the moves consequential upon this decision → las medidas consiguientes a or resultantes de esta decisión 2. (= important) → importante consequential adj (= logically consistent) → folgerichtig consequential [ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl] adj (frm) a. (important) → importante b. (consequent) → conseguente consequential [ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl] adj (frm) a. (important) → importante b. (consequent) → conseguente How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This is contrasted against a logic of consequentiality that we find in systems theory and traditional institutional theory. An essay in 'skinning', 'sheathing' or 'folding' (basically a related action), its self-confidence lies in the consequentiality of the components and an unswerving determination to keep it simple and keep it tough. How inner human emotions, and particularly how love and death evince the consequentiality of a murder-war, is clearly a heart-word in the literature of disenchantment that Woolf registers in her novel, in which feelings of forlornness, desperation, deprivation are prevalent, and in which, to employ a Dickens phrase, we see how "a crestfallen, disenchanted man" emerges to characterize the modern age in transition. |
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