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Showing words for CONSONANTS using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Consonants

consonants

9 Letter Words for Consonants

consonant

8 Letter Words for Consonants

cosonant

7 Letter Words for Consonants

cannons, cantons, cantoon, cassoon, coonass, nostocs, oncosts, santons, sonants

6 Letter Words for Consonants

actons, ascots, cannon, cannot, canons, cansos, canton, cantos, casson, catsos, coasts, contas, contos, cotans, nonact, noncon, nonnat, nontan, nostoc, nostos, octans, oncost, santon, santos, scants, scoots, snocat, snoots, sonant, stanno, stonns, tassoo

5 Letter Words for Consonants

acost, acton, actos, ancon, annot, anons, ascon, ascot, assoc, assot, atocs, canns, canon, canos, canso, canst, canto, cants, casts, catso, coast, coats, conns, const, conta, conto, coons, coost, coots, costa, costs, cotan, nants, nonas, noons, notan, oasts, octan, octas, oonts, oscan, sanct, santo, sants, scans, scant, scats, scoon, scoot, scots, snast, snoot, snots, socas, soots, stoas, stonn, stoon, tacos, tacso, tasco, tocos, toona, toons, tosas, tosca

4 Letter Words for Consonants

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

3 Letter Words for Consonants

act, anc, ann, ans, ant, ass, 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, tss

Definitions for Consonants

[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 Consonants

consonantclick, consonant, liquid, phone, sonant, affricate, diphthong, fricative, implosive, plosive, sibilant, spirant, syllable, vocable

Words nearby Consonants

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

Origin of Consonants

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 Consonants

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

Word origin for Consonants

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

Synonyms for Consonants

affricate, click, consonant, diphthong, fricative, implosive, liquid, phone, phonetic entity, phonetic unit, plosive, sibilant, sonant, spirant, syllable, vocable