/
ˈkɒns(ə)nənt/
n.
a speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable.
▸a letter representing a consonant.
adj.
- denoting or relating to a consonant.
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(consonant with)
in agreement or harmony with.
- Music making a harmonious interval or chord.
Derivative
- consonantal adj.
- consonantly adv.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. consonare ‘sound together’, from con- ‘with’ + sonare ‘to sound’ (from sonus ‘sound’).
