Consonance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɑn.sə.nəns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Consonance is a noun meaning (prosody) A form of rhyme having the same consonants but different vowels.
Meaning
(prosody) A form of rhyme having the same consonants but different vowels.
More Meanings
- (chiefly music) Harmony; agreement; absence of discordance.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- consonances
Synonyms for consonance
Depending on context, synonyms include pararhyme, concord, concordance, harmoniousness.
Antonyms for consonance
Common opposites include dissonance, discordance, cacophony.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include harmoniousness, correspondence, compatibility, harmony, accordance, conformity.
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