Sekirov Dictionary

consonant

UK /ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/US /ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/

adjective 4
noun 2
forms 3

adjective4

•
Consistent, harmonious, compatible, or in agreement.
- Each one pretends that his opinion […] is consonant to the words there used. — 1710
•
Harmonizing together; accordant.
- consonant tones; consonant chords
•
Of or relating to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants.
- No Russian whose dissonant consonant name / Almost shatters to fragments the trumpet of fame. — 1813
•
Having the same sound.
- consonant words and syllables — 1645

noun2

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.
- “Tell me, has right anything to do with the law?” I asked. “You have used the wrong initial consonant,” he smiled in answer. “Might?” I queried; and he nodded his head. — 1908

forms

consonants · more consonant · most consonant

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