consonant

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kŏn'sənənt, IPA: /ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/

Noun

consonant (plural consonants)

1. (phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.
2. A letter representing the sound of a consonant.
   • The 20 unquestionable consonants in the English alphabet are B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W,

X, Z.

Adjective

consonant (comparative more consonant, superlative most consonant)

1. consistent, harmonious, compatible, or in agreement
2. Having the same sound.
3. (music) Harmonizing together; accordant.
   • consonant tones; consonant chords
4. Of or relating to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA: /kon.soˈnant/
• (Central) IPA: /kun.suˈnan/

Adjective

consonant (masculine and feminine plural consonants)

1. consonant

Noun

consonant f (plural consonants)

1. consonant

Adjective

consonant (feminine consonante, masculine plural consonants, feminine plural consonantes)

1. consonant

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈkon.so.nant/, [ˈkõːs̠ɔnän̪t̪]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈkon.so.nant/, [ˈkɔnsonän̪t̪]

Verb

cōnsonant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of cōnsonō

Adjective

consonant m or n (feminine singular consonantă, masculine plural consonanți, feminine and neuter plural consonante)

1. consonant