consonance, harmoniousness
(noun) the property of sounding harmonious
consonance, consonant rhyme
(noun) the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
Source: WordNet® 3.1
consonance (countable and uncountable, plural consonances)
(prosody) The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels as in assonance.
(chiefly, music) Harmony; agreement; lack of discordance.
• dissonance
• discordance
Source: Wiktionary
Con"so*nance, Con"so*nan*cy, n. Etym: [L. consonantia: cf. F. consonnance.]
1. (Mus.)
Definition: Accord or agreement of sounds produced simultaneously, as a note with its third, fifth, and eighth.
2. Agreement or congruity; harmony; accord; consistency; suitableness. The perfect consonancy of our persecuted church to the doctrines of Scripture and antiquity. Hammond. The optic nerve responds to the waves with which it is in consonance. Tyndall.
3. Friendship; concord. [Obs.] By the consonancy of our youth. Shak.
Syn.
– Agreement; accord; consistency; unison; harmony; congruity; suitableness; agreeableness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
