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Consonant has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a speech sound that is not a vowel

2

a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant

3

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.

Adjective
1

involving or characterized by harmony

2

in keeping

"salaries agreeable with current trends"

"plans conformable with your wishes"

"expressed views concordant with his background"

3

consistent, harmonious, compatible, or in agreement

Example Sentences
"salaries agreeable with current trends" adjective
"plans conformable with your wishes" adjective
"expressed views concordant with his background" adjective
Related Terms
Antonyms
vowel sound
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
phone letter
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
alveolar consonant obstruent aspirate labial consonant labiodental consonant nasal consonant lingual liquid geminate surd velar guttural

Origin

The word comes from the Latin cōnsonāns, meaning "sounding with," which was formed by combining the prefix con- ("with") and the present participle of sonāre ("to sound"). This Latin term is a direct translation of the Ancient Greek súmphōnon.

Rhyming Words
ant fant gant pant cant zant hant want tant lant vant sant rant kant quant shant idant beant grant brant
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