similarity between consonants, but not between vowels, as between the s and t sounds in sweet silent thought
Compare assonance (sense 1)
3. music
a.
an aesthetically pleasing sensation or perception associated with the interval of the octave, the perfect fourth and fifth, the major and minor third and sixth, and chords based on these intervals
Compare dissonance (sense 3)
b.
an interval or chord producing this sensation
consonance in American English
(ˈkɑnsənəns)
noun
1.
harmony or agreement of elements or parts; accord
2.
a pleasing combination of simultaneous musical sounds; harmony of tones
3. Prosody
repetition of a consonant sound in stressed syllables in the middle or at the end of words (Ex.: star/door, conceive/behoove)
Word origin
ME & OFr < L consonantia < consonans, prp. of consonare, to sound together with < com-, with + sonare < sonus, sound1
Synonyms of 'consonance'
agreement, accord, harmony, correspondence
More Synonyms of consonance
(noun)
Definition
agreement or harmony
(formal)
Synonyms
agreement
The results are generally in agreement with these figures.
accord
I found myself in total accord.
harmony
the ordered harmony of the universe
correspondence
correspondences between Eastern religions and Christianity
consistency
There's always a lack of consistency in matters of foreign policy.
unison
conformity
concord
A climate of concord and tolerance prevails among the two communities.
congruence
the absence of the necessary congruence between political, cultural and economic forces
congruity
suitableness
Additional synonyms
in the sense of accord
Definition
agreement or harmony
I found myself in total accord.
Synonyms
sympathy,
agreement,
concert,
harmony,
accordance,
unison,
rapport,
conformity,
assent,
unanimity,
concurrence
in the sense of concord
Definition
peaceful relations between nations
A climate of concord and tolerance prevails among the two communities.