incoherence Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun lack of cohesion or clarity or organization
incoherency.
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noun nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible
incoherency; unintelligibility.
WordNet
In`co*her"ence, In`co*her"en*cy noun
(Also<
- Incoherence
- Incoherency
)
Etymology
Cf. F.Definitions
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The quality or state of being incoherent; want of coherence; want of cohesion or adherence. Boyle. -
Want of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; want of agreement or dependence of one part on another; as, the incoherence of arguments, facts, etc.Incoherences in matter, and suppositions without proofs, put handsomely together, are apt to pass for strong reason. Locke.
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That which is incoherent. Crude incoherencies . . . and nauseous tautologies. South.