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consonant
[ kon-suh-nuhnt ]
noun
- Phonetics.
- (in English articulation) a speech sound produced by occluding with or without releasing (p, b; t, d; k, g), diverting (m, n, ng), or obstructing (f, v; s, z, etc.) the flow of air from the lungs ( vowel ).
- (in a syllable) any sound other than the sound of greatest sonority in the syllable, as b, r, and g in brig ( sonant ). Compare vowel ( def 1b ).
- (in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with vowel, as the b of be, the w of we, the y, s, and t of yeast, etc.
- a letter that usually represents a consonant sound.
adjective
- in agreement; agreeable; in accord; consistent (usually followed by to or with ):
behavior consonant with his character.
Synonyms: congruous, concordant
- corresponding in sound, as words.
- harmonious, as sounds.
- Music. constituting a consonance.
Antonyms: dissonant
- Physics. noting or pertaining to sounds exhibiting consonance.
consonant
/ ˈkɒnsənənt /
noun
- a speech sound or letter of the alphabet other than a vowel; a stop, fricative, or continuant
adjective
- postpositive; foll by with or to consistent; in agreement
- harmonious in tone or sound
- music characterized by the presence of a consonance
- being or relating to a consonant
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Derived Forms
- ˈconsonantly, adverb
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Other Words From
- conso·nant·like adjective
- conso·nant·ly adverb
- un·conso·nant adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of consonant1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of consonant1
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Example Sentences
Appeals to “collective will” and the judgment of “history” are not consonant with liberal thought.
Romney's teenage bullying hurts him because it is consonant with his adult record.
It is combined with these consonant elements in order to invite it forward and bring it to a point (figuratively speaking).
The most recklessly chivalrous terms are indeed consonant with Sir Edward's character.
The story seems little consonant with Douglas's warlike intelligence.
Ten Brink reads ay for ever, on the ground that ever and never, when followed by a consonant, are dissyllabic in Chaucer.
No Russian, whose dissonant, consonant name Almost rattles to fragments the trumpet of fame?Postscript.
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