CONSONANCE

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Antonyms

• dissonance

• discordance

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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