CONSONANT
\kˈɒnsənənt], \kˈɒnsənənt], \k_ˈɒ_n_s_ə_n_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of CONSONANT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background"
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a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
By Princeton University
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in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background"
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a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Having agreement; congruous; consistent; according; -- usually followed by with or to.
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Having like sounds.
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harmonizing together; accordant; as, consonant tones, consonant chords.
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Of or pertaining to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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Harmonious; accordant.
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A sound which cannot be easily uttered except when combined with a vowel; a letter representing such a sound.
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Consonantly.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Consonantly.
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Consistent: suitable.
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An articulation which can be sounded only with a vowel: a letter representing such a sound.
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CONSONANTAL.
By Daniel Lyons
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Consonantly.
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CONSONANTAL.
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An alphabetic sound not easily uttered without a vowel; a letter representing such a sound.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A sound usually given only with a vowel, and represented by a consonant letter.
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Accordant; agreeable.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Consonaus from consono, to sound together, (con, with, and sono,to sound) because it is generally believed that a consonant cannot be properly expressed, except when conjoined with a vowel. Physiologically, a breath, or sound produced in the larynx which suffers more or less interruption in its passage through the vocal tube.
By Robley Dunglison
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Sounding in unison with another sound caused by vibrations of air within an inclosed space, and strengthened thereby . [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
