consonant (redirected from Consonants)

con·so·nant  (kns-nnt)

adj.

1. Being in agreement or accord: remarks consonant with our own beliefs.

2. Corresponding or alike in sound, as words or syllables.

3. Harmonious in sound or tone.

n.

1. A speech sound produced by a partial or complete obstruction of the air stream by any of various constrictions of the speech organs, such as (p), (f), (r), (w), and (h).

2. A letter or character representing such a speech sound.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cnsonns, cnsonant-, present participle of cnsonre, to agree : com-, com- + sonre, to sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]

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conso·nant·ly adv.

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consonant [ˈkɒnsənənt]

n

(Linguistics / Grammar) a speech sound or letter of the alphabet other than a vowel; a stop, fricative, or continuant

adj

1. (postpositive; foll by with or to) consistent; in agreement

2. harmonious in tone or sound

3. (Music, other) Music characterized by the presence of a consonance

4. (Linguistics / Grammar) being or relating to a consonant

[from Latin consonāns, from consonāre to sound at the same time, be in harmony, from sonāre to sound]

consonantly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel speech sound, phone, sound - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language alveolar, alveolar consonant, dental, dental consonant - a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge obstruent - a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth aspirate - a consonant pronounced with aspiration labial, labial consonant - a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips labiodental, labiodental consonant - a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth nasal, nasal consonant - a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed lingual - a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs liquid - a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r') geminate - a doubled or long consonant; "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate" surd, voiceless consonant - a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords velar, velar consonant - a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant - a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat vowel, vowel sound - a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
	2.	consonant - a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
Adj.	1.	consonant - involving or characterized by harmony harmonical, harmonised, harmonized, harmonic harmonious - musically pleasing
	2.	consonant - in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" concordant, accordant, agreeable, conformable consistent - (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR

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consonant

adjective in agreement, correspondent, consistent, compatible, in accordance, harmonious, concordant, congruous, according Their work is very much consonant with this way of thinking.

Translations

consonant [ˈkɒnsənənt]

A. N → consonante f

B. ADJ consonant with → de acuerdo or en consonancia con

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consonant [ˈkɒnsənənt]

n → consonne f

adj (formal) (= compatible) to be consonant with sth → être en accord avec qch

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consonant

n (Phon) → Konsonant m, → Mitlaut m; consonant shift → Lautverschiebung f

adj (Mus) → konsonant (with zu); to be consonant with something (fig) → mit etw in Einklang zu bringen sein

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consonant [ˈkɒnsənənt] n → consonante f

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consonant

n consonant [ˈkonsənənt]

any letter of the alphabet except a, e, i, o, u which are vowels. medeklinker, konsonant حَرْف ساكِن، حَرْف صامِت съгласна souhláska konsonant der Konsonant σύμφωνο (γραμμ.) consonante konsonant حرف بی صدا konsonantti consonne עִצוּר @@@עִיצוּר$$$ व्यंजन suglasnik mássalhangzó konsonan samhljóði consonante 子音 자음 priebalsė, priebalsis līdzskanis konsonan medeklinker konsonant spółgłoska consoante consoană согласная буква spoluhláska soglasnik suglasnik konsonant พยัญชนะ ünsüz (harf) 子音字母 приголосна літера; такий, що позначає приголосний звук حرف صحيح phụ âm 辅音字母

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consonant → حرف ساكن souhláska konsonant Konsonant σύμφωνο consonante konsonantti consonne suglasnik consonante 子音 자음 medeklinker konsonant spółgłoska consoante согласный konsonant ตัวพยัญชนะ ünsüz phụ âm 辅音