consonance
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consonance
- /ˈkɑn.sə.nəns/ US
- /ˈkɒn.sə.nəns/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English consonance, from Middle French consonance, from Latin cōnsonantia. Doublet of consonancy. By surface analysis, con- + son- + -ance.
noun consonances
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A form of rhyme having the same consonants but different vowels.
Similar: consonant rhyme, pararhyme · Opposite: perfect rhyme, exact rhyme, full rhyme
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Harmony; agreement; absence of discordance.
Like a musical string, the optic nerve responds to the waves with which it is in consonance, while it refuses to be excited by others of almost infinitely greater energy, whose period of recurrence are not in unison with its own.
Similar: concord, concordance · Opposite: dissonance, cacophony
Opposite: dissonance, discordance
Thesaurus
noun
Opposite: dissonance, discordance
Translations
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noun the repetition of consonant sounds
| Français | consonance |
|---|---|
| Русский | созву́чие sozvúčije, консона́нс konsonáns |
noun music harmony; agreement
| Português | consonância |
|---|---|
| Français | consonance |
| Italiano | consonanza |
| Русский | созву́чие sozvúčije, консона́нс konsonáns, согла́сие soglásije, гармо́ния garmónija |
Talk about this word "consonance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/consonance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. consonance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/consonance "consonance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/consonance.Cite this
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title = {consonance},
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