{ In`co*her"ence (?), In`co*her"en*cy (?), } n. [Cf. F. incohérence.]

1. The quality or state of being incoherent; want of coherence; want of cohesion or adherence. Boyle.

2. Want of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; want of agreement or dependence of one part on another; as, the incoherence of arguments, facts, etc.

Incoherences in matter, and suppositions without proofs, put handsomely together, are apt to pass for strong reason.

3. That which is incoherent.

Crude incoherencies . . . and nauseous tautologies.