n. | 1. | A sticking or cleaving together; union of parts of the same body; cohesion. |
2. | Connection or dependence, proceeding from the subordination of the parts of a thing to one principle or purpose, as in the parts of a discourse, or of a system of philosophy; a logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; consecutiveness. | |
3. | the state of cohering. |
Noun | 1. | coherence - the state of cohering or sticking together Antonyms: incoherence, incoherency - lack of cohesion or clarity or organization |
2. | coherence - logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts Synonyms: coherency |