All 3 Uses of
consequence
in
The Wedding, by Nicholas Sparks
- Of course, all marriages go through ups and downs, and I believe this is the natural consequence of couples that choose to stay together over the long haul.†
Chpt Pro.consequence = result
- But it was the lack of sleep that raised her ire most of all, and consequently, nothing irritated her more than hearing stories of other mothers whose infants slept through the night within weeks of leaving the hospital.
Chpt 2 *consequently = resultantly (as a result)
- He didn't move his left hand, a consequence of the stroke he'd suffered in the spring.†
Chpt 4consequence = result
Definitions:
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(1)
(consequence as in: a direct consequence of) a result of something (often an undesired side effect)
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(2)
(consequence as in: of little consequence) importance or relevance
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In classic literature, consequential may refer to someone with too much feeling of self-importance as when Dickens wrote "Because he's a proud, haughty, consequential, turned-up-nosed peacock."
Self-consequence was used in a similar manner, but is more easily understood by modern readers since important is one of the modern senses of consequence.
Another classic sense of consequent that is similar to importance or significance refers to "material wealth or prominence" as when Jane Austen wrote: "They had each had money, but their marriages had made a material difference in their degree of consequence."