🔀 Not logically connected 🪨 Not holding together

noncoherent

7.4

Not holding together firmly so it breaks or crumbles easily

adjective
/ˌnɒn.kəʊˈhɪərənt/

Specialized

: no cohesivo

The engineer warned that the noncoherent soil could not support the weight of the new building.

Examples

The sample was classified as noncoherent because it easily crumbled when touched.
After the landslide, the hillside became noncoherent and dangerous to approach.
The noncoherent soil made it difficult to build the foundation.
Many noncoherent materials can lead to structural failures.
The engineer warned that the noncoherent soil could not support the weight of the new building.
After the landslide, the hillside became noncoherent and dangerous to approach.
The sample was classified as noncoherent because it easily crumbled when touched.

Synonyms

unconsolidated

vsnoncoherent

Specialized

8.3

Loose soil or sand that is not stuck together

is about lacking firm cohesion or strength rather than only being loose

uncemented

vsnoncoherent

Specialized

6.8

Loose rock or sand not held together by hard material

focuses on lacking firm cohesion or overall strength rather than only missing cement

unmortared

vsnoncoherent

8.7

Made of stones or bricks joined without mortar

applies to lack of natural cohesion or strength in materials rather than missing mortar

Antonyms

cohesive

38 6.3

Keeping people or parts united and working well

How Cohesive

compact

60 4.1

cohesive

38 6.3

noncoherent

Specialized

7.4

crumbly

7 3.0

Surface Forms

noncoherent positive

Morphology

noncoherent = coherent (transparent) = non + coherent

The prefix 'non-' simply negates the physical/cohesive sense of 'coherent', so the composition is directly interpretable.

Etymology

Noncoherent comes from non- 'not' and coherent 'sticking together'. Think of dry, crumbly soil that will not stick and falls apart, which is why noncoherent material does not hold together firmly.