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Definitions for Consonance
[1] accord or agreement.
[2] correspondence of sounds; harmony of sounds.
[3] Music . a simultaneous combination of tones conventionally accepted as being in a state of repose. Compare dissonance(def 2) .
[4] 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.
[5] Physics . the property of two sounds the frequencies of which have a ratio equal to a small whole number.
[6] agreement, harmony, or accord
[7] prosody similarity between consonants, but not between vowels, as between the s and t sounds in sweet silent thought Compare assonance (def. 1)
[8] 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 intervals Compare dissonance (def. 3) an interval or chord producing this sensation
Words related to Consonance
conformity, correspondence, accord, concert, concord, congruence, chorus, congruity, harmony, chime, tune
Words nearby Consonance
consolidation loan, consolidator, consols, consolute, consommé, consonance, consonant, consonant shift, consonant system, consonantal, consonantal alliteration
Origin of Consonance
1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin consonantia concord. See consonant, -ance
Other words from Consonance
non·con·so·nance , noun
Synonyms for Consonance
conformity, accord, chime, chorus, concert, concord, congruence, congruity, correspondence, harmony, suitableness, tune