Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

consonance

/ˈkɑn.sə.nəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: con-so-nance
IPA: /ˈkɑn.sə.nəns/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of rhyme having the same consonants but different vowels.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Harmony; agreement; absence of discordance.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Like a musical string, the optic nerve responds to the waves with which it is in consonance, while it refuses to be excited by others of almost infinitely greater energy, whose period of recurrence are not in unison with its own."

Etymology

From Middle English consonance, from Middle French consonance, from Latin cōnsonantia. Doublet of consonancy. By surface analysis, con- + son- + -ance.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: consonance, cōnsonantia

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑn.sə.nəns/
British English: /ˈkɒn.sə.nəns/

Usage

Inflected Forms

consonances (plural)

Derived Forms

inconsonance

Frequently Paired Words

assonance vowel rhyme

Synonyms

consonant rhyme pararhyme concord concordance harmoniousness

Antonyms

perfect rhyme exact rhyme full rhyme dissonance cacophony discordance

Questions

How do you pronounce consonance?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑn.sə.nəns/.
What does consonance mean?: A form of rhyme having the same consonants but different vowels.
Where does consonance come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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