consonance
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- noun
- /ˈkɒnsənəns/
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consonancia
- The harmonies in the choir created a beautiful consonance that resonated throughout the cathedral.
- cultural consonance
So we also have, you know, beautiful cover art by by Rochiel de Torres in in consonance with the previous cover art from the the earlier volumes.
- So we also have, you know, beautiful cover art by by Rochiel de Torres in in consonance with the previous cover art from the the earlier volumes.
Examples
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Rather, we savor the spaces between the words, listening for some inner consonance.
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Mental health services should therefore support and work in consonance with culturally sanctioned processes for recovery (Norris & Alegria, 2005).
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And there has to be, you know, kind of a consonance between those, a consistency.
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Again, not all of these thinkers are in complete consonance with each other.
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You are dressed as persons of quality; no doubt you will conduct yourselves in consonance.
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Cultural consonance assesses the extent to which individuals adhere in practice to the cultural norms of their group.
Academic text (2011) -
His discussion of empathetic imagination (199-202) has points of consonance with my own independent use of the category.
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All this is not solely Protestant; and if modern technology is modern technology, there is nevertheless a perfect consonance between modern technology and salient features of the Western spirit from the Greeks onward.
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The two musicians played in consonance, producing a sound that perfectly blended their styles.
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A sense of consonance among the team members helped them work efficiently towards their common goal.
Synonyms
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A combination of musical notes that sound pleasant together
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A sound that is pleasant when words or music fit together smoothly
A pleasing, balanced arrangement of parts like colours or ideas
How well two things fit or match each other
Antonyms
How Harmonious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Consonance comes from the Latin parts con- 'with' and son- (from sonare) 'to sound', so it literally means 'sounding together' and describes notes or voices that blend in a smooth, pleasant way.