consonant

1. (satellite adjective) involving or characterized by harmony
Synonyms: harmonic, harmonical, harmonized, in harmony

2. (noun) a speech sound that is not a vowel
Related Words: affricate, affricate consonant, affricative, alveolar, alveolar consonant, aspirate, continuant, continuant consonant, dental consonant, guttural, guttural consonant, labial, labial consonant, occlusive, phone, plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, sibilant, sibilant consonant, sound, speech sound, stop, stop consonant, surd, voiceless consonant
Antonyms: vowel

3. (noun) a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
Related Words: alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet

4. (satellite adjective) in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background"
Synonyms: accordant, agreeable, concordant, conformable, in accord, in agreement



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