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
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
