consonant
3
6.0
- adjective
- /ˈkɒnsənənt/
:
consonante
- The design of the building is consonant with the historical architecture of the area.
- consonant recognition
- consonant deletion
- consonant feature
He certainly says a lot of things that sound pretty consonant with the Aristotelian conception of virtue ethics, right?
- He certainly says a lot of things that sound pretty consonant with the Aristotelian conception of virtue ethics, right?
Examples
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Are the demands of necessity consonant with those of nature and vice versa?
Academic text (2001) -
Service to God was no less demanding, but it was consonant with what the Israelites believed to be important.
Academic text (1993) -
Responsibility is consonant with your office.
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His view of work is highly consonant with the concept of excellence as a habit of mind.
Academic text (1997) -
The norms of the international community are consonant with the ideas of the new Portuguese elite.
Academic text (1996) -
A condition is that the sacramental faith of such seekers be consonant with the Catholic faith.
Academic text (2013) -
Theodoricus displays a tone that is more consonant with the continental theologians.
Academic text (1996) -
He certainly says a lot of things that sound pretty consonant with the Aristotelian conception of virtue ethics, right?
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All of these appear consonant with psychoanalytic formulations of a "healthy" or idealized adult.
Academic text (2002) -
The new policy is consonant with our company's sustainability goals.
Synonyms
34
3.7
Showing the same style or pattern that fits together well
31
3.7
Agreeing and working well with other people or ideas
15
3.7
Agreeing with someone or fitting well with something
1
7.3
In agreement with others or showing the same result
1
7.3
Being a good match with something else
Agreeing with rules, plans, or beliefs
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A speech sound made by narrowing the mouth so air keeps flowing
- Specialized
A change in a word's first consonant sound caused by grammar in languages like Welsh
- Literature
A repeat of consonant sounds at the ends of words to make lines sound similar
- Specialized
A speech sound you make with the front of the tongue, like t, d, s or n
- Specialized
A speech sound made by touching the tongue tip to the upper front teeth
- Specialized
A consonant sound made by closing the throat and then releasing air quickly
- Specialized
A sound that starts blocked then changes to a noisy hiss, like ch in chair or j in joy
- Specialized
A speech sound made by touching the tongue to the ridge just behind the top front teeth
- Specialized
A speech sound you make by forcing breath through a narrow gap, like s or f
- Specialized
A consonant sound made when the lower lip touches the upper teeth, like f or v
- Specialized
A sound you make when speaking at the back of the mouth or in the throat
- Specialized
A speech sound made by letting air through the nose while the mouth is closed, like m, n, or ng
- Specialized
A speech sound made when air leaves only through the mouth, not the nose
- Specialized
A speech sound where you tighten the back of the throat when speaking
- Specialized
A speech sound, like p or b, made by stopping the air and then letting it out quickly
- Specialized
A consonant sound made with the tongue just behind the top front teeth, like the 'sh' in shoe
- Specialized
A consonant made with the tongue near the ridge just behind the teeth
- Specialized
A sound made with the back of the tongue touching the soft roof of the mouth like k in cat
- Specialized
A consonant you make without the vocal cords moving, like the 'p' in pat
How Consistent
112
4.1
14
4.2
3
6.0
96
4.7
- Specialized
1
5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
consonant = sonant (semi-transparent) = con + son + ant
The adjectival sense 'in agreement' is a figurative extension of 'sounding together' and is somewhat inferable once the learner recognises the notion of 'with/ together' in 'con-'.
Etymology
Consonant comes from the Latin parts con- 'with' and sonare 'to sound', so it originally meant 'sounding together'. That's why when something is 'consonant' with something else, it is in agreement or fits well.