consonance

C2 Topic:Art & Music

US /ˈkɑnsənəns/ UK /ˈkɒnsənəns/ See IPA manual

Freq #179060

Meanings

1

noun
agreement or compatibility between opinions, principles, qualities, or actions

The proposal is in consonance with the institution's stated commitment to equal access.
2

noun
a harmonious or stable combination of musical tones, as opposed to dissonance

The final chord resolves the passage's tension into consonance.
3

noun
the repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds in nearby words, especially when the vowels differ

The poet creates consonance through the repeated k sounds in "blank rock."

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · agreement or compatibility... agreement accord harmony congruity

2 noun · a harmonious or stable... harmony concord

3 noun · the repetition of identical... consonant rhymepararhyme

Opposites

discord disagreement dissonance

Word family

Forms consonances

Derived forms inconsonance

Related forms consonantconsonancyassonance rhyme harmony

Etymology

From Middle English and French consonance, from Latin consonantia ("agreement, harmony"), based on consonare ("sound together"), from con- ("together") + sonare ("sound"). The figurative agreement sense grows directly from sounds being in harmony.

Topics

Art & Music

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# consonance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑnsənəns/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒnsənəns/
**Frequency rank:** 179060

## Meanings
1. agreement or compatibility between opinions, principles, qualities, or actions
2. a harmonious or stable combination of musical tones, as opposed to dissonance
3. the repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds in nearby words, especially when the vowels differ

## Examples
- The proposal is in consonance with the institution's stated commitment to equal access.
- The final chord resolves the passage's tension into consonance.
- The poet creates consonance through the repeated k sounds in "blank rock."

## Synonyms
- agreement
- accord
- harmony
- congruity
- concord
- consonant rhyme

## Antonyms
- discord
- disagreement
- dissonance

## Derived Forms
- inconsonance

## Related Forms
- consonant
- consonancy
- assonance
- rhyme
- harmony

## Etymology
From Middle English and French consonance, from Latin consonantia ("agreement, harmony"), based on consonare ("sound together"), from con- ("together") + sonare ("sound"). The figurative agreement sense grows directly from sounds being in harmony.

## Topics
- Art & Music

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