meaning of consonant
1. Having agreement; congruous; consistent; according; -- usually followed by with or to.
2. Having like sounds.
3. harmonizing together; accordant; as, consonant tones, consonant chords.
4. Of or pertaining to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants.
5. 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.
6. a speech sound that is not a vowel
Related Words
consonant | consonant rhyme | consonant system | consonantal | consonantal system | consonantize | consonantly | consonantness |
