- be consonant with something
- very formal
to agree with something
His views are not consonant with my own.
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be consonant with something
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be consonant with something — very formal phrase to agree with something His views are not consonant with my own. Thesaurus: to be similar to, or the same as, something or someonesynonym Main entry: consonant … Useful english dictionary
consonant — [[t]kɒ̱nsənənt[/t]] consonants 1) N COUNT A consonant is a sound such as p , f , n , or t which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel. 2) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ with n Something that is consonant with… … English dictionary
consonant — con|so|nant1 [ kansənənt ] noun count * a speech sound made by stopping all or some of the air going out of your mouth a. a letter of the alphabet used as a symbol for a consonant . All the letters of the English alphabet are consonants except… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
consonant — I UK [ˈkɒnsənənt] / US [ˈkɑnsənənt] noun [countable] Word forms consonant : singular consonant plural consonants * 1) linguistics a speech sound made by stopping all or some of the air going out of your mouth 2) a letter of the alphabet used as a … English dictionary
consonant — con|so|nant1 [ˈkɔnsənənt US ˈka:n ] n 1.) a speech sound made by partly or completely stopping the flow of air through your mouth →↑vowel 2.) a letter that represents a consonant sound. The letters a , e , i , o , u , and sometimes y represent… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Consonant — Con so*nant, n. [L. consonans, antis.] An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the spoken alphabet other than a vowel; also, a letter or character representing such a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Consonant gradation — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis … Wikipedia
Click consonant — Manners of articulation Obstruent Plosive (occlusive) Affricate Fricative Sibilant Sonorant Nasal Flap/Tap Approximant … Wikipedia
Labiovelar consonant — The term labiovelar is ambiguous. It may mean labial velar (a consonant made at two places of articulation, one at the lips and the other at the soft palate), or it may mean labialized velar (a consonant with an approximant like secondary… … Wikipedia
English words with uncommon properties — For the purposes of this article, any word which has appeared in a recognised general English dictionary published in the 20th century or later is considered a candidate. For interest, some archaic words, non standard words and proper names are… … Wikipedia
