Associations to the word «Consonant»
Noun
- Vowel
- Phoneme
- Syllable
- Articulation
- Phonology
- Orthography
- Pronunciation
- Assimilation
- Cluster
- Suffix
- Glide
- Alphabet
- Deletion
- Noun
- Verb
- Inventory
- Dialect
- Initial
- Prefix
- Onset
- Plural
- Adjective
- Palate
- Ng
- Click
- Spelling
- Nd
- Inflection
- Stem
- Morphology
- Singular
- Ending
- Pronoun
- Accent
- Aspiration
- Sanskrit
- Mora
- Pho
- Tense
- Script
- Unicode
- Liquid
- Consonant
- Reflex
- Borrowing
- Tt
- Rhyme
- Flap
- Mutation
- Turkic
- Omission
Adjective
- Nasal
- Phonological
- Phonetic
- Voiced
- Proto
- Pronounced
- Medial
- Emphatic
- Stressed
- Semitic
- Lengthened
- Preceding
- Plural
- Doubling
- Dental
- Articulated
- Doubled
- Germanic
- Grammatical
- Initial
- Inherent
- Lateral
- Lexical
- Slavic
- Tense
- Masculine
- Root
- Reconstructed
- Arabic
- Cyrillic
- Aryan
- Morphological
- Consonant
- Singular
- Khmer
- Inserted
- Attested
- Cantonese
- Mute
- Caucasian
- Predictable
- Feminine
Wiktionary
CONSONANT, noun. (phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.
CONSONANT, noun. A letter representing the sound of a consonant.
CONSONANT, adjective. Characterized by harmony or agreement.
CONSONANT, adjective. Having the same sound.
CONSONANT, adjective. (music) Harmonizing together; accordant.
CONSONANT, adjective. Of or relating to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants.
CONSONANT GRADATION, noun. (linguistics) A type of apophony or mutation of consonants found in Finnic and Sami languages.
CONSONANT STEM, noun. A stem ending in a consonant.
Dictionary definition
CONSONANT, noun. A speech sound that is not a vowel.
CONSONANT, noun. A letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant.
CONSONANT, adjective. Involving or characterized by harmony.
CONSONANT, adjective. In keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background".
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.