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)
- Following as a result.
- 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.
- Important or significant.
- (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.
Synonyms
- (having significant consequences): considerable, important
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sekʷ- (3 c, 0 e)
Translations
following as a result
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “consequential”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.