Definition of consonant
- a. - Having agreement; congruous; consistent; according; --
usually followed by with or to.
- a. - Having like sounds.
- a. - harmonizing together; accordant; as, consonant tones,
consonant chords.
- a. - Of or pertaining to consonants; made up of, or
containing many, consonants.
- n. - An articulate sound which in utterance is usually
combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the
spoken alphabet other than a vowel; also, a letter or character
representing such a sound.