consequential

English

Etymology

From consequent +‎ -ial.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: con‧se‧quen‧tial

Adjective

consequential (comparative more consequential, superlative most consequential)

  1. Following as a result.
  2. Having significant consequences; of importance.
    • 2023 September 18, Charles Hugh Smith, The Peculiar Power of Denial[1]:
      The more profound and consequential the issue, the more stubborn our denial.
  3. Important or significant.
  4. (of a person) Self-important.
    • 1919, Lord Frederic Hamilton, The Vanished Pomps of Yesterday[2], page 69:
      He was a very short, fat little man, with immensely long grey side-whiskers, and a most consequential manner.

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Derived terms

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sekʷ- (3 c, 0 e)

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “consequential”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.