Consonant vs Dissonant - What's the difference?
consonant | dissonant |
(lb) 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.
A letter representing the sound of a consonant.
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*:Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant , and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.
Characterized by harmony or agreement.
* Bishop Beveridge
* Dr. H. More
Having the same sound.
* Howell
(music) Harmonizing together; accordant.
Of or relating to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants.
* T. Moore
Of or pertaining to dissonance.
As adjectives the difference between consonant and dissonant
is that consonant is characterized by harmony or agreement while dissonant is of or pertaining to dissonance.As a noun consonant
is 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.consonant
English
Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- Each one pretends that his opinion is consonant to the words there used.
- That where much is given shall be much required is a thing consonant with natural equity.
- consonant words and syllables
- consonant''' tones; '''consonant chords
- No Russian whose dissonant consonant name / Almost shatters to fragments the trumpet of fame.
Quotations
* (English Citations of "consonant")Antonyms
* disconsonant * discordantSee also
* vowel * semivowel * ----dissonant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The music was filled with dissonant chords.