consonance
noun /ˈkɒnsənəns/
/ˈkɑːnsənəns/
- [uncountable] consonance (with something) (formal) agreement
- a policy that is popular because of its consonance with traditional party doctrine
- [uncountable, countable] (music) a combination of musical notes that sound pleasant together opposite dissonance
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin consonantia, from consonant- ‘sounding together’, from the verb consonare, from con- ‘with’ + sonare ‘to sound’.