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Consequentialness - 3 dictionary results

con⋅se⋅quen⋅tial

   [kon-si-kwen-shuhl]
–adjective
1. following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
2. following as a logical conclusion or inference; logically consistent.
3. of consequence or importance: a consequential man in his field.
4. self-important; pompous.
Origin:
1620–30; < L consequenti(a) consequence + -al 1
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con·se·quen·tial     (kŏn'sĭ-kwěn'shəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Following as an effect, result, or conclusion; consequent.
  2. Having important consequences; significant: "The year's only really consequential legislation was the reform of Social Security" (New York Times).
    1. Important; influential: a consequential figure in the academic community.
    2. Pompous; self-important.

con'se·quen'ti·al'i·ty (-shē-āl'ĭ-tē), con'se·quen'tial·ness n., con'se·quen'tial·ly adv.
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Consequentialness

Con`se*quen"tial*ness\, n. The quality of being consequential.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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