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consort Definition

con·sort (kän′sôrt′; for v. kən sôrt′)

noun

  1. Obsolete a partner; companion
  2. a wife or husband; spouse, esp. of a reigning king or queen
  3. a ship that travels along with another
  4. Rare

    1. Etymology: OFr consorte < L consortium, community of goods < consors

      association; fellowship; company
    2. agreement; accord
    1. a 17th-cent. English chamber music ensemble, sometimes including vocalists
    2. the music composed for such an ensemble

Etymology: OFr < L consors (gen. consortis), partner, neighbor < com-, with + sors, a share, lot: see sort

intransitive verb

  1. to keep company or associate (with someone, esp. someone considered objectionable, undesirable, etc.) consorting with thieves
  2. to be in harmony or agreement; be in accord

transitive verb

  1. to associate; join: usually reflexive
  2. to accompany or escort

consort Synonyms

consort

n.

spouse, mate, companion, associate; see friend 1, husband, wife.

consort Synonyms

consort

v.

  1. To join

    fraternize, associate, keep company; see accompany 1, associate 1, join 2.

  2. To be in agreement

    harmonize, concur, coincide; see agree, conform.

consort Usage Examples

Object

  • song: Edited by Philip Brett The consort song was a genre that Byrd explored without serious disciples or artistic rivals in his time.
  • piece: And much of the music is quite affecting, especially the two viol consort pieces, led by the outstanding Alison Crum.
  • playing: The disk explores the role of the soloist in a period of music which has come to be defined by consort playing.
  • version: It is difficult to forget the divisions of this G minor suite when playing the more restrained four-part consort version.
  • singer: Rachel Elliott has built up a career as a soloist and consort singer mainly in the field of Early Music.

Modifying Another Word

  • in: In a mixed colony, male cats sprayed most frequently when in consort with an in oestrus female.
  • not: His old manner of working alone did not consort with the needs of this huge syndicalism, modern war.
  • only: But as regards making money they only consort with other moneyed men of a very high order " .
  • no: Since Charlotte, no consort to a British monarch has married or become queen below the age of 18.

Noun used with modifier

  • full-text: The CONSORT Web site provides free access to the full-text CONSORT statement, supporting documentation and explanatory notes, and links to further initiatives.

Used with why or when

  • who: He was the sacred consort who in order to truly become king must marry the Sovereign goddess of the land.

Present participle complement

  • play: The common association with consort playing by the leisured classes did not particularly advance the notion of the viol as an instrument of virtuosity.

Preposition: of

  • viol: This album also showcases a rarity in the Baroque: the consort of viols.
  • voice: The choir also has an 8 voice ' Consort of Voices ' for smaller venues.

Preposition: with

  • woman: The Husband was consorting with other women at unsavory establishments; he was drinking heavily and was spending a good deal on these activities.
  • man: But as regards making money they only consort with other moneyed men of a very high order " .
  • prostitute: This does not apply to swallowing an ecstasy tablet or consorting with a prostitute.
  • people: I could not go back and consort with those people now, whom I used to meet in my father's studio.
  • enemy: He has consorted with the enemies of civilization - through the continued recognition of Soviet Russia.

Preposition: for

  • year: Mayoress or Mayor's Consort The Mayor may choose a Mayoress or his or her Consort for the year.
consort Quotes

But I consort with long-haired things In velvet collar-rolls, Who talk about the Aims of Art, And 'theories'and 'goals', And moo and coo with women-folk About their blessed souls.

—Kipling, (Joseph) Rudyard

There in close covert by some brook, Where no profaner eye may look, Hide me from day's garish eye, While the bee with honied thigh, That at her flowery work doth sing, And the waters murmuring And such consort as they keep, Entice the dewy-feathered Sleep.

—Milton,John