consonant

Speech parts

1. consonant - Noun

2. consonant - Adjective

3. consonant - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Having agreement; congruous; consistent; according; -- usually followed by with or to.

Having like sounds.

harmonizing together; accordant; as, consonant tones, consonant chords.

Of or pertaining to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants.

An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the spoken alphabet other than a vowel; also, a letter or character representing such a sound.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

corresponding consistent compatible harmonic congruent correspondent harmonious agreeable commensurate conformable concordant congruous accordant reconcilable harmonical
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Antonyms

tinny vowel autumn melody conflicting incompatible
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Hypernyms

sound letter phone speech sound alphabetic character letter of the alphabet

Hyponyms

alveolar velar liquid nasal dental pharyngeal

Related terms

consonance consonantal

Phrases with the word

be consonant first greek consonant stop consonant nonvocal consonant voiceless consonant liquid consonant

Examples

salaries agreeable with current trends Source: Internet

plans conformable with your wishes Source: Internet

expressed views concordant with his background Source: Internet

Abugidas In most of the alphabets of India and Southeast Asia, vowels are indicated through diacritics or modification of the shape of the consonant. Source: Internet

Additional drones often add the octave below and then a drone consonant with the fifth of the chanter. Source: Internet

A chart of the Tamil consonant phonemes in the International Phonetic Alphabet follows: The plosives have voiced allophones in predictable contexts. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Consomol consonance consonancy consonant cluster consonant gradation consonant rhyme