consistency - the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake"property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" thinness - a consistency of low viscosity; "he disliked the thinness of the soup" hardness - the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale softness - the property of giving little resistance to pressure breakableness - the consistency of something that breaks under pressure unbreakableness - a consistency of something that does not break under pressure |