Consonant vs Fortition - What's the difference?
consonant | fortition |
(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
(linguistics) A sound change in which a consonant becomes more fortis.
(obsolete) casual choice; fortuitous selection; hazard
As nouns the difference between consonant and fortition
is that consonant is (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 while fortition is (linguistics) a sound change in which a consonant becomes more fortis.As an adjective consonant
is characterized by harmony or agreement.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 * ----fortition
English
Noun
(-)- No mode of election operating in the spirit of fortition or rotation can be generally good. — Burke.