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Definition of Consonant

1. Adjective. Involving or characterized by harmony.

2. Noun. A speech sound that is not a vowel.

3. Adjective. In keeping. "Expressed views concordant with his background"

4. Noun. A letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant.

Definition of Consonant

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

2. n. 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.

Definition of Consonant

1. Noun. (context: phonetics) 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. ¹

2. Noun. A letter representing the sound of a consonant. ¹

3. Adjective. Characterized by harmony or agreement. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Consonant

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Consonant

consoling consolingly consolings consolised consolized consols consolute consolute point consommation consomme

consommes consonance consonances consonancies consonancy consonant (current term) consonant gradation consonant rhyme consonant stem consonant system

consonantal consonantal system consonantism consonantize consonantized consonantizes consonantizing consonantly consonantness consonants

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