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Showing words for CONSONANT using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Consonant

consonant

8 Letter Words for Consonant

cosonant

7 Letter Words for Consonant

cannons, cantons, cantoon

6 Letter Words for Consonant

actons, cannon, cannot, canons, canton, cantos, contas, contos, cotans, nonact, noncon, nonnat, nontan, nostoc, octans, oncost, santon, snocat, sonant, stanno

5 Letter Words for Consonant

acost, acton, actos, ancon, annot, anons, ascon, ascot, atocs, canns, canon, canos, canso, canst, canto, cants, catso, coast, coats, conns, const, conta, conto, coons, coost, coots, costa, cotan, nants, nonas, noons, notan, octan, octas, oonts, oscan, sanct, santo, scant, scoon, scoot, snoot, stonn, stoon, tacos, tacso, tasco, tocos, toona, toons, tosca

4 Letter Words for Consonant

acts, anno, anns, anon, ants, atoc, cann, cans, cant, caon, cast, cats, coat, conn, cons, cont, coon, coos, coot, cost, coto, cots, nant, naos, naso, nast, nato, nats, nona, noon, nota, nots, oast, oats, ocas, octa, onca, onst, onto, oons, oont, oots, saco, sant, scan, scat, scot, snot, soca, soco, soon, soot, stoa, taco, tans, taos, toco, tocs, tonn, tons, toon, tosa

3 Letter Words for Consonant

act, anc, ann, ans, ant, ast, can, cat, cns, con, coo, cos, cot, cst, ctn, cto, cts, nas, nat, nco, noa, non, noo, nos, not, oas, oat, oca, oct, ona, ono, ons, ont, oon, oos, oot, otc, oto, sac, san, sao, sat, sct, soc, son, sot, sta, tan, tao, tas, toa, toc, ton, too, tos

Definitions for Consonant

[1] Phonetics . (in English articulation) a speech sound produced by occluding with or without releasing (p, b; t, d; k, g), diverting (m, n, ng), or obstructing (f, v; s, z, etc.) the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to vowel). (in a syllable) any sound other than the sound of greatest sonority in the syllable, as b, r, and g in brig (opposed to sonant). Compare vowel(def 1b) . (in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with vowel, as the b of be, the w of we, the y, s, and t of yeast, etc.
[2] a letter that usually represents a consonant sound.
[3] in agreement; agreeable; in accord; consistent (usually followed by to or with ): behavior consonant with his character.
[4] corresponding in sound, as words.
[5] harmonious, as sounds.
[6] Music . constituting a consonance.
[7] Physics . noting or pertaining to sounds exhibiting consonance.
[8] consonantal.
[9] a speech sound or letter of the alphabet other than a vowel; a stop, fricative, or continuant
[10] (postpositive; foll by with or to) consistent; in agreement
[11] harmonious in tone or sound
[12] music characterized by the presence of a consonance
[13] being or relating to a consonant

Words related to Consonant

agnate, correspondent, like, uniform, parallel, blending, accordant, akin, alike, analogous, coincident, comparable, compatible, conformable, congenial, congruous, corresponding, harmonious, similar, suitable

Words nearby Consonant

consolidator, consols, consolute, consommé, consonance, consonant, consonant shift, consonant system, consonantal, consonantal alliteration, consonantalize

Origin of Consonant

1350–1400; Middle English consona(u)nt (< Anglo-French ) < Latin consonant- (stem of consonāns, present participle of consonāre to sound with or together). See con-, sonant

Other words from Consonant

con·so·nant·like , adjective
con·so·nant·ly , adverb
un·con·so·nant , adjective

Word origin for Consonant

C14: from Latin consonāns, from consonāre to sound at the same time, be in harmony, from sonāre to sound

Synonyms for Consonant

agnate, blending, correspondent, like, parallel, uniform, accordant, according, akin, alike, analogous, coincident, comparable, compatible, concordant, conformable, congenial, congruous, corresponding, harmonious, in agreement, in rapport, similar, suitable, sympathetic