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- Dictionaryconsequential/kɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃ(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. following as a result or effect: "a loss of confidence and a consequential withdrawal of funds" Similar Opposite
- 2. important; significant: "the new congress lacked consequential leaders" Similar Opposite
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CONSEQUENTIAL definition: 1. happening as a result of something: 2. important, and having a strong influence on events…. Learn more.
1. : of the nature of a secondary result : indirect. insurance against consequential loss. 2. : consequent. oversupply and the consequential plummeting prices. 3. : having significant consequences : important. a grave and consequential event. consequential decisions. 4. : self-important. consequentiality. ˌkän (t)-sə-ˌkwen (t)-shē-ˈa-lə-tē. noun.
It might help you remember the meaning of consequential to think of consequences — the results of something. Consequential events have consequences, because they are hugely important events. A little bit of rain isn't consequential, but a hurricane is very consequential.
Consequential definition: following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent. . See examples of CONSEQUENTIAL used in a sentence.
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.
Definition of consequential adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. 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. 4. self-important; pompous. [1620–30] con`se•quen`ti•al′i•ty, con`se•quen′tial•ness, n.
