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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycon·so·nant I \ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)nənt\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin consonant-, consonans,present participle of consonare to sound together, agree, from com- + sonare to sound — more at sound DATE 15th century1. being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord2. marked by musical consonances3. having similar sounds consonant words4. relating to or exhibiting consonance : resonant• con·so·nant·ly adverb II noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin consonant-, consonans, from present participle of consonare DATE 14th century: one of a class of speech sounds (as \p\, \g\, \n\, \l\, \s\, \r\) characterized by constriction or closure at one or more points in the breath channel; also : a letter representing a consonant — usually used in English of any letter except a, e, i, o, and uEnglish Etymologyconsonant consonant (n.) c.1300, from L. consonantem (nom. consonans), prp. of consonare "to sound together," from com- "with" + sonare, from sonus "sound" (see sound (n.1)). Consonants thought of as sounds that are only produced together with vowels.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7consonantcon·son·ant / 5kCnsEnEnt; NAmE 5kB:n- / noun1. (phonetics 语音) a speech sound made by completely or partly stopping the flow of air being breathed out through the mouth 辅音；子音2. a letter of the alphabet that represents a consonant sound, for example 'b', 'c', 'd', 'f', etc. 辅音字母, 子音字母 (如 b、c、d、f 等)⇨ compare voweladjective ~ with sth (formal) agreeing with or being the same as sth else (与…)一致的,符合的,相同的,和谐的Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: High German consonant shift , or consonant declension , or consonant-rhyme , or consonant shift , or consonant stem , or double consonant , or germanic consonant shift , or high german consonant shiftcon·so·nantI. \ˈkän(t)s(ə)nənt\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English, from Latin consonant-, consonans, from present participle of consonare to sound at the same time1. : one of a class of speech sounds (as p, g, n, l, s, r, w) characterized by constriction or closure at one or more points in the breath channel; broadly : any sound in a syllable other than the one most prominent sound (as the second element of a falling diphthong) — compare consonantal vowel, semivowel, vowel2. : a letter representing a consonant — usually used in English of all letters in the alphabet except a, e, i, o, and uII. adjectiveEtymology: Middle French, from Latin consonant-, consonans, present participle of consonare to sound at the same time, agree, from com- + sonareto sound — more at sound1. : suiting or according with a circumstance or situation or conforming to a standard or pattern without discord or difficulty < Fijians possessed a physical endurance consonant with their great stature — V.G.Heiser > < it is … more consonant with the Puritan temper to abolish a practice than to elevate it — A.T.Quiller-Couch >2. : agreeable in sound; specifically : harmonically satisfying — contrasted with dissonant3. : having like sounds < consonant words >4. : consonantal5. : relating to or exhibiting consonance : resonantSynonyms: consistent, compatible, congruous, congenial, sympathetic: consonant implies general harmony and stresses lack of factors making for discord or difficulty < the book presented meditations which were so consonant with Christian views that its Christian readers from Alfred to Dante mistook them for Christian sentiments — H.O.Taylor > < even the man's start and suspicious stare as the priest went by were consonant enough with the vigilance and jealousy of such a type — G.K.Chesterton > The implications of consistent are much the same, although it may tend to suggest accord on small details in addition to main matters < Father John did not think it to be consistent with his dignity to answer this sally — Anthony Trollope > < I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war — F.D.Roosevelt > compatible indicates capacity for existing together without discord or conflict, although not necessarily in positive agreement or harmony < all systems of economy that are to be compatible with man's continual adaptation to a changing world must employ both the principle of order and that of freedom — M.R.Cohen > < in ordinary society it is notoriously difficult for people of very unequal fortune to be friends in the true sense; that beautiful relationship is not compatible with patronage and dependence — H.J.Mackinder > congruous suggests a more positive harmony, a suitability of things likely to make for a pleasant impression < thoughts congruous to the nature of their subject — William Cowper > < the doctrine is not always quite congruous with itself — Havelock Ellis > congenial is likely to imply pleasing concord or satisfying harmony < I was brought up in the freer, less conventional atmosphere of South Australia, and this English life, with its proprieties and its primness, is not congenial to me — A. Conan Doyle > < the ideal of a Greek democracy was vastly congenial to his aristocratic temperament — V.L.Parrington > sympathetic may apply to a milder appeal or to a less hearty acceptance, but it always indicates a strong tendency toward concord < a semimystical, sympathetic harmony between husband and wife — Norman Cameron > < thus a tête-à-tête with a man of similar tastes, who is just and yet sympathetic, critical yet appreciative … this is a high intellectual pleasure — A.C.Benson >

Consonant Sound Or Of I Middle Latin Present