coherent
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- consistent, logical, lucid, meaningful, orderly, organized, rational, reasoned, systematic
- intelligible, articulate, comprehensible

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co‧her‧ent AC /kəʊˈhɪərənt $ koʊˈhɪr-/ adjective
[Word Family: verb: cohere; noun: coherence ≠ incoherence; adverb: coherently ≠ incoherently; adjective: coherent ≠ incoherent]

1. if a piece of writing, set of ideas etc is coherent, it is easy to understand because it is clear and reasonable:
The three years of the course are planned as a coherent whole.
a coherent account of the incident

2. if someone is coherent, they are talking in a way that is clear and easy to understand:
He sounded coherent, but he was too ill to have any idea what he was saying.

3. if a group is coherent, its members are connected or united because they share common aims, qualities, or beliefs:
They were never a coherent group.
—coherently adverb:
She could not think coherently.

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