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Adjective
/ˈkänsənənt/,
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consonants, plural;
  1. Denoting or relating to such a sound or letter
    • - a consonant phoneme
  2. In agreement or harmony with
    • - the findings are consonant with other research
  3. Making a harmonious interval or chord
    • - the bass is consonant with all the upper notes
Noun
  1. A basic speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable

  2. A letter representing such a sound

  1. a speech sound that is not a vowel
  2. involving or characterized by harmony
  3. a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
  4. accordant: in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background"
  5. (consonance) the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
  6. (consonance) the property of sounding harmonious
  7. Consonant is an alternative rock group formed by singer/guitarist Clint Conley in 2001.
  8. (Consonance) In music, a consonance (Latin com-, "with" + sonare, "to sound") is a harmony, chord, or interval considered stable, as opposed to a dissonance (Latin dis-, "apart" + sonare, "to sound") — considered unstable (or temporary, transitional). ...
  9. (Consonancy) In logic, a consistent theory is one that does not contain a contradiction. The lack of contradiction can be defined in either semantic or syntactic terms. ...
  10. A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel; A letter representing the sound of a consonant; Characterized by harmony or agreement
  11. (consonantly) In a consonant or consistent manner
  12. (consonancy) consistency; congruity
  13. Consonants are pronounced the same as in English with the following exceptions:
  14. (Consonants) b, ch, d, f, g, h, hh, j, k, l, m, n, ng, ny, p, r, s, t, v, w, y
  15. (Consonants) the English letters whose sounds are produced in the mouth and throat by blocking or controlling the air in some way; they may be voiced or unvoiced.
  16. (consonance) absence of tension or discord in music
  17. (CONSONANCE) The relationship between words in which the final consonants (usually in stressed syllables) agree, but the preceding vowels differ, as in "cute cat" or "belle of the ball." Notice that these examples also involve alliteration, in that the opening consonant sounds are the same. ...
  18. (Consonance) The amount of stability perceived by the listener. Consonant intervals include Major and Minor 3rds & 6ths, Perfect 4ths, 5ths, and octaves.
  19. (Consonance) A simultaneious sounding of tones that produces a feeling of rest, i.e., a feeling that there is no need for further resolution.
  20. (Consonance) Interval between two notes (such as 3rds, perfect 4ths and 5ths) which when the notes are played together in western music are generally said to sound "good", see Dissonance.
  21. (Consonance) Intervallic relationships which produce sounds of repose. Frequently associated with octave, third and sixth intervals; however, fourths and fifths may be sounds of consonance, as in both early and 20th-century music.
  22. (Consonance) Pleasing to the senses. Harmonic tones of the simplest mathematical ratios are the most consonant.
  23. (Consonance) Relationships or alignments between the elements of an entity.
  24. (Consonance) Similarity of the messages (content) disseminated by the mainstream mass media.
  25. (Consonance) Sound resulting from an interval or chord that is pleasant or resolved.