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Consonant

ˈkɒn(t)sənənt

Consonant definitions
noun
consonant consonants
  1. a basic speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable

    "fricatives are by far the largest group of English consonants"

    • a letter representing a consonant
adjective
consonant
  1. denoting or relating to a consonant

    "a consonant phoneme"

  2. in agreement or harmony with

    "the findings are consonant with other research"

    in agreement with agreeing with consistent with in accordance with accordant with consilient with in harmony with compatible with congruous with in tune with reconcilable with
    • making a harmonious interval or chord

      "the bass is consonant with all the upper notes"