consonant

The definition of consonant is in agreement.

(adjective)

An example of consonant used as an adjective is the phrase "consonant points of view" which means points of view that work well together.

A consonant is defined as a letter in speech where the sound is formed by an interruption of the breath by some part of the mouth.

(noun)

Examples of a consonant are the letters B, P and L.

See consonant in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: OFr < L consonans: see consonance

noun

any speech sound in the production of which the speaker completely stops and then releases the air stream, as in (p, t, k, b, d, g), stops it at one point while it escapes at another, as in (m, n, ŋ, l, r), forces it through a loosely closed or very narrow passage, as in (f, v, s, z, s̸h, z̸h, t̸h, t̸h, H, kh, h, w, y), or uses a combination of these means, as in (c̸h, j)
a letter or symbol representing such a sound
Linguis. any phoneme, esp. one produced as described above, that does not form the peak of a syllable

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See consonant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

noun

A speech sound produced by a partial or complete obstruction of the air stream by any of various constrictions of the speech organs, such as (p), (f), (r), (w), and (h).
A letter or character representing such a speech sound.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin cōnsonāns, cōnsonant-

Origin: , present participle of cōnsonāre, to agree

Origin: : com-, com-

Origin: + sonāre, to sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots

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