Both Uses of
coherent
in
Summer Pleasures, by Nora Roberts
- She trailed off as her thoughts twisted into something incoherent.†
Chpt 2.5 *incoherent = not sensible or clear; or describing parts as not fitting together in a consistent or pleasing mannerstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incoherent means not and reverses the meaning of coherent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- When he wakes up in the morning, he's perfectly coherent, he never misses a turn on the road.†
Chpt 2.5coherent = sensible and clear; or describing parts as fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner
Definitions:
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(1)
(coherent) sensible and clear; or describing parts as fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
A comprehensive dictionary will have more specialized definitions of coherent such as one used in physics.