Definitions for coherences

coherences co·her·ence

Spelling: [koh-heer-uh ns, -her-]
IPA: /koʊˈhɪər əns, -ˈhɛr-/

Coherences is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 313 anagrams from letters in coherences (cceeehnors).

Definitions for coherences

noun

  1. the act or state of cohering; cohesion.
  2. logical interconnection; overall sense or understandability.
  3. congruity; consistency.
  4. Physics, Optics. (of waves) the state of being coherent.
  5. Linguistics. the property of unity in a written text or a segment of spoken discourse that stems from the links among its underlying ideas and from the logical organization and development of its thematic content. Compare cohesion (def 4).

Origin of coherences

First recorded in 1570-80; coher(ent) + -ence

Examples for coherences

He was talking about places that give a neighborhood its stability and coherence, where we can see familiar faces and decompress.

For now, the coherence and scale of Moral Mondays is a success ironically founded in shared defeat.

Betsy took her by the shoulders, and shook her into coherence.

It is constructed with regard to Unity, Mass, and coherence.

But you will say, what coherence has this remark with the matter in question?

There was no coherence in the noises he was making in his effort to speak words.

Consequently, they can no longer assume the coherence of language.

Why stifle his powers for the sake of a coherence which did not exist!

"Well," he went on with an evident effort at self-control and coherence.

At about this point the conversation lost its coherence in Pop's ears.

Word Value for coherences
Scrable

16

Words with friends

18

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