the act or state of cohering; cohesion.

logical interconnection; overall sense or understandability.

congruity; consistency.

Physics, Optics . (of waves) the state of being coherent.

Linguistics . the property of unity in a written text or a segment of spoken discourse that stems from the links among its underlying ideas and from the logical organization and development of its thematic content. Compare cohesion ( def. 4 ) .

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disagreement , incoherence , incongruity , nonsense , unintelligibility

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adherence , attachment , bond , cementation , cling , clinging , comprehensibility , concordance , conformity , congruity , connection , consistency , consonance , construction , continuity , correspondence , inseparability , inseparableness , integrity , intelligibility , rationality , relations , solidarity , stickage , tenacity , union , unity , consistence