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Definition of Absonant
1. a. Discordant; contrary; -- opposed to consonant.
Definition of Absonant
1. Adjective. (archaic) Discordant; contrary; -- opposed to ''consonant''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Absonant
1. unreasonable [adj] - See also: unreasonable
Lexicographical Neighbors of Absonant
Literary usage of Absonant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Synonyms and Antonyms by Charles John Smith (1867)
"absonant, adj. Лb, from, and sonare, to sound. ... tbe form adopted should be
ab- sonous, absonant being reserved for tbat ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"absonant, adj., applied to a (certain) resemblance of sounds. (I<at.) (^Chiefly
used in prosody, esp. in discussing Spanish poetry, in which assonance, ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Languageby Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"absonant, (ab'-sc-nant) o. [See AB: ABRUPTNESS, (ab-rupt'-ne.ss) ns An abrupt
manner ; haste ; suddenness ; roughness ..."
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