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to consort

to consort

1 7.0
To go well together
  • verb
  • /kənˈsɔrt/
  • Literature
translation icon : armonizar con
  • These two musical pieces consort well, blending their melodies into a delightful harmony.

Examples

  • In the garden, the tall sunflowers consort perfectly with the bright marigolds.

  • The greatest art, therefore, occurs when we find a near-perfect balance among the three, where imagination, craft, taste, and expression consort easily together.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Their duty was to see that I did my duty, and my duty was clear: consort with the shepherds, scoring points for the free world.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • She haS conSorted with animalS.

    Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)

  • For Mantell, this is perhaps a fitting fantasy, to consort Pygmalion-like with perfectly sculpted females.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The size of the Apologie does not consort easily with the other essays; it is three times longer than its nearest competitor, twenty times longer than the rough average of all the other essays.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Okri and no lovers and no children of any sort; where only nobbled and ugly trees consorted and where the earth was slashed in the beginnings of some building project recently liberated from red tape.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The colors of the painting consort beautifully, creating a harmonious effect.

Synonyms

to accord
vsto consort
∞ 4.4

To be in agreement with someone or something

is the general idea of appropriate togetherness rather than limited to those fields
to agree
vsto consort
255 1.0

Be the same as another thing or match it

stresses fitting together in an appropriate, harmonious way rather than exactness
to fit in
vsto consort
44 3.2

Match another thing and look good together

focuses on suitable harmony or appropriateness rather than simple compatibility
to harmonize
vsto consort
  • US
1 4.2

Fit together and look good

emphasizes agreement and appropriateness rather than just pleasant combination

Antonyms

to disagree
∞ 1.0

Have a different opinion from someone

Phrasal Verbs

to consort with
  • Formal
12 7.9

Spend time with people others may disapprove of

Compounds

prince consort
  • Formal
1 7.8

The husband of a ruling queen who has the title prince not king

queen consort
  • Formal
6.4

A woman who is the wife of a king but does not rule

How Harmonious

to harmonize
  • US
10 4.1
to consort
  • Literature
1 7.0
to agree
∞ 1.0
to differ
104 2.7
to clash
46 3.1

Surface Forms

consort infinitive
consorted past
consorted past participle
consorting present participle
consorts third person singular

Etymology

Consort meaning 'go together' also comes from con- 'together' and sors 'fate', so to say things consort means they are in harmony or fit well with each other.