consequential

consequential

English

Etymology

consequent +‎ -ial [1]

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/

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• Hyphenation: con‧se‧quen‧tial

Adjective

consequential (comparative more consequential, superlative most consequential)

1. Following as a result.
2. Having significant consequences; of importance.
3. Important or significant.
4. (of a person) Self-important.
   • 1919, Lord Frederic Hamilton, The Vanished Pomps of Yesterday‎, 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

• inconsequential

Derived terms

• consequential mark
• consequentiality
• consequentially
• consequentialness
• inconsequential

Related terms

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

Translations

following as a result

Catalan: conseqüent (ca) German: folglich (de), entsprechend (de), demzufolge (de), folgerichtig (de), daraus folgend Spanish: consiguiente (es)

References

1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “consequential”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.