consonance

[ kon-suh-nuhns ]

/ ˈkɒn sə nəns /

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noun

accord or agreement.

correspondence of sounds; harmony of sounds.

Music. a simultaneous combination of tones conventionally accepted as being in a state of repose.Compare dissonance (def. 2).

Prosody.

the correspondence of consonants, especially those at the end of a word, in a passage of prose or verse.Compare alliteration (def. 1).
the use of the repetition of consonants or consonant patterns as a rhyming device.

Physics. the property of two sounds the frequencies of which have a ratio equal to a small whole number.

Also con·so·nan·cy .

Origin of consonance

1350–1400; Middle English (<Anglo-French ) <Latin consonantia concord. See consonant, -ance

SYNONYMS FOR consonance

1 concord, harmony, correspondence.

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ANTONYMS FOR consonance

1 dissonance.

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OTHER WORDS FROM consonance

non·con·so·nance, noun

Words nearby consonance

consolidation loan, consolidator, consols, consolute, consommé, consonance, consonant, consonantal, consonantalize, consonantism, consonantize

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Example sentences from the Web for consonance

In both cases, he explained, “an expert hand must constantly bring disharmony back to consonance.”
Inside John Thavis’s ‘Vatican Diaries’|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It would have been altogether out of consonance with his character to put any obstacle in the way of Kitty's seeing her mother.
The Marriage of William Ashe|Mrs. Humphry Ward
Their liking had matured into an attachment, which might have been predicated upon their consonance of feeling and sentiment.
Alone|Marion Harland
Everything was in consonance with my mood; everything seemed fair and spring-like.
Poor Folk|Fyodor Dostoyevsky

With the changes in the rhythm of the dance, and the gestures that vary in consonance, the echo within sings to a new tune.
Spirit and Music|H. Ernest Hunt
Such an erratic course was certainly by no means in consonance with the sober and unvarying routine of college study.
Lavengro|George Borrow

British Dictionary definitions for consonance

consonance

consonancy

/ (ˈkɒnsənəns) /

noun plural -nances or -nancies

agreement, harmony, or accord

prosody similarity between consonants, but not between vowels, as between the s and t sounds in sweet silent thoughtCompare assonance (def. 1)

music

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 intervalsCompare dissonance (def. 3)
an interval or chord producing this sensation

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单词	consonance
释义	consonance [ kon-suh-nuhns ] / ˈkɒn sə nəns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR consonance ON THESAURUS.COM noun accord or agreement. correspondence of sounds; harmony of sounds. Music. a simultaneous combination of tones conventionally accepted as being in a state of repose.Compare dissonance (def. 2). Prosody. the correspondence of consonants, especially those at the end of a word, in a passage of prose or verse.Compare alliteration (def. 1). the use of the repetition of consonants or consonant patterns as a rhyming device. Physics. the property of two sounds the frequencies of which have a ratio equal to a small whole number. Also con·so·nan·cy . Origin of consonance 1350–1400; Middle English (<Anglo-French ) <Latin consonantia concord. See consonant, -ance SYNONYMS FOR consonance 1 concord, harmony, correspondence. SEE SYNONYMS FOR consonance ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR consonance 1 dissonance. SEE ANTONYMS FOR consonance ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM consonance non·con·so·nance, noun Words nearby consonance consolidation loan, consolidator, consols, consolute, consommé, consonance, consonant, consonantal, consonantalize, consonantism, consonantize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for consonance In both cases, he explained, “an expert hand must constantly bring disharmony back to consonance.” Inside John Thavis’s ‘Vatican Diaries’\|Barbie Latza Nadeau\|March 6, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It would have been altogether out of consonance with his character to put any obstacle in the way of Kitty's seeing her mother. The Marriage of William Ashe\|Mrs. Humphry Ward Their liking had matured into an attachment, which might have been predicated upon their consonance of feeling and sentiment. Alone\|Marion Harland Everything was in consonance with my mood; everything seemed fair and spring-like. Poor Folk\|Fyodor Dostoyevsky With the changes in the rhythm of the dance, and the gestures that vary in consonance, the echo within sings to a new tune. Spirit and Music\|H. Ernest Hunt Such an erratic course was certainly by no means in consonance with the sober and unvarying routine of college study. Lavengro\|George Borrow British Dictionary definitions for consonance consonance consonancy / (ˈkɒnsənəns) / noun plural -nances or -nancies agreement, harmony, or accord prosody similarity between consonants, but not between vowels, as between the s and t sounds in sweet silent thoughtCompare assonance (def. 1) music 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 intervalsCompare dissonance (def. 3) an interval or chord producing this sensation Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to consonance conformity, correspondence, accord, concert, suitableness, concord, congruence, chorus, congruity, harmony, chime, tune
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consonance

noun

Origin of consonance

SYNONYMS FOR consonance

ANTONYMS FOR consonance

OTHER WORDS FROM consonance

Words nearby consonance

Example sentences from the Web for consonance

British Dictionary definitions for consonance

consonancy

noun plural -nances or -nancies

Words related to consonance