Definition of CONSEQUENT

consequent

Plural: consequents

Adjective Satellite

  • following or accompanying as a consequence
    • "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"

Adj

  • Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
  • Of or pertaining to consequences.
  • Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on.

Noun

  • The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
  • An event which follows another.
  • The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.
  • A consequent stream.

Examples

  • His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French conséquent, from Latin consequens, consequentem, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.

Scrabble Score: 21

consequent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
consequent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
consequent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

consequent: valid Words With Friends Word