consonant

Meaning

Noun

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

Adj

1. Consistent, harmonious, compatible, or in agreement.
2. Having the same sound.
3. Harmonizing together; accordant.
4. Of or relating to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants.

Synonyms

harmonious

concordant

accordant

conformable

harmonic

agreeable

letter

agreeing

alphabet

character

consistent

harmonical

harmonised

harmonized

writing

gladsome

groovy

in agreement

jaunty

matching

melodious

musical

piquant

pleasant

pleasing

plosive

pursuant

satisfactory

sonorous

sweet

symphonic

tuneful

in accord

in harmony

symphonious

stop

🛑

agreeing in sound

agreed

compatible

concurrent

conforming

congenial

congruent

congruous

consonance

convivial

cosy

covenant

cozy

delectable

Translations

consonne

Konsonant

consonante

consonante

medeklinker

Mitlaut

consoante

consonant

σύμφωνο

consonant

consonante

ünsüz

conforme

consonans

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: consonant

In summary

From Middle English consonant or consonaunt, from Old French consonant, from Latin cōnsonāns (“sounding with”), from the prefix con- (“with”) + the present participle sonāns (“sounding”), from sonāre (“to sound”). The Latin is a calque of Ancient Greek σύμφωνον (súmphōnon).