In`con*sist"en*cy (?), n.; pl.
Inconsistencies (#). [Cf. F.
inconsistance.]
1. The quality or state of being
inconsistent; discordance in respect to sentiment or action; such
contrariety between two things that both can not exist or be true
together; disagreement; incompatibility.
There is a perfect inconsistency between that
which is of debt and that which is of free gift.
South.
2. Absurdity in argument ore narration;
incoherence or irreconcilability in the parts of a statement,
argument, or narration; that which is inconsistent.
If a man would register all his opinions upon love,
politics, religion, and learning, what a bundle of
inconsistencies and contradictions would appear at
last!
Swift.
3. Want of stability or uniformity;
unsteadiness; changeableness; variableness.
Mutability of temper, and inconsistency with
ourselves, is the greatest weakness of human nature.
Addison.