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. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cōnsonāns, cōnsonant-, present participle of cōnsonāre, to agree : com-, com- + sonāre, to sound; see swen- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] conso·nant·ly adv. |
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