English-Thai Dictionary

consonant

ADJ ที่ สอดคล้อง กลมกลืน  in accord in harmony ti-sod-klong-klom-kluen

 

consonantal

ADJ ที่ ทำหน้าที่ เป็น พยัญชนะ  ti-tam-na-ti-pen-pa-yan-cha-na

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONSONANT

a. 1. Agreeing; according; congruous; consistent; followed generally by to; sometimes by with; as, this rule is consonant to scripture and reason.
2. In music, composed of consonances; as consonant intervals.

 

CONSONANT

n.A letter, so named because it is considered as being sounded only in connection with a vowel. But some consonants have no sound, even when united with a vowel, and others have a very imperfect sound. The consonants are better called articulations, as they are the names given to the several closings or junctions of the organs of speech, which precede and follow the openings of the organs, with which the vowels are uttered. These closings are perfect, and wholly intercept the voice, as in the syllables ek, ep, et; or imperfect, and admitting some slight sound, as in em, en. Hence some articulations are called mutes, and others, semi-vowels. The consonants begin or end syllables, and their use is to determine the manner of beginning or ending the vocal sounds. These closings or configurations of the organs being various, serve to diversify the syllables, as in uttering ba, da, pa, or ab, ad, ap; and although b and p may be considered as representing no sounds at all, yet they so modify the utterance of ab, ap, or ba, pa, that the slight difference between these articulations may be perceived as far as the human voice can be distinctly heard.

 

CONSONANTLY

adv. Consistently; in agreement.

 

CONSONANTNESS

n.Agreeableness; consistency.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONSONANT

Con "so *nant, a. Etym: [L. consonans, -antis; p.pr. of consonare to sound at the same time, agree; con- + sonare to sound: cf. F. consonnant. See Sound to make a noise. ]

 

1. Having agreement; congruous; consistent; according; -- usually followed by with or to. Each one pretends that his opinion. .. is consonant to the words there used. Bp. Beveridge.That where much is given shall be much required is a thing consonant with natural equity. Dr. H. More.

 

2. Having like sounds. Consonant words and syllables. Howell.

 

3. (Mus. )

 

Defn: harmonizing together; accordant; as, consonant tones, consonant chords.

 

4. Of or pertaining to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants. No Russian whose dissonant consonant name Almost shatters to fragments the trumpet of fame. T. Moore.

 

CONSONANT

Con "so *nant, n. Etym: [L. consonans, -antis.]

 

Defn: 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 sound.

 

Note: Consonants are divided into various classes, as mutes, spirants, sibilants, nasals, semivowels, etc. All of them are sounds uttered through a closer position of the organs than that of a vowel proper, although the most open of them, as the semivowels and nasals,are capable of being used as if vowels, and forming syllables with other closer consonants, as in the English feeble (taken (

 

Note: "A consonant is the result of audible friction, squeezing, or stopping of the breath in some part of the mouth (or occasionally of the throath.) The main distinction between vowels and consonants is, that while in the former the mouth configuration merely modifies the vocalized breath, which is therefore an essential element of the vowels, in consonants the narrowing or stopping of the oral passage is the foundation of the sound, and the state of the glottis is something secondary. " H. Sweet.

 

CONSONANTAL

CONSONANTAL Con `so *nan "tal

 

Defn:,

 

CONSONANTIZE

CONSONANTIZE Con "so *nant *ize, v. t.

 

Defn: To change into, or use as, a consonant. "The vowel is consonantized, that is, made closer in position. " Peile.

 

CONSONANTLY

CONSONANTLY Con "so *nant *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a consonant, consistent, or congruous manner; agreeably.

 

CONSONANTNESS

CONSONANTNESS Con "so *nant *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or condition of being consonant, agreeable, or consistent.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

consonant

con so nant |ˈkänsənənt ˌkɑnsənənt | ▶noun a basic speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable. Contrasted with vowel. • a letter representing such a sound. ▶adjective 1 denoting or relating to such a sound or letter: a consonant phoneme. 2 (consonant with ) in agreement or harmony with: the findings are consonant with other research. • Music making a harmonious interval or chord: the bass is consonant with all the upper notes. DERIVATIVES con so nan tal |ˌkänsəˈnantl |adjective, con so nant ly adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘letter representing a consonantal sound ’): via Old French from Latin consonare ‘sound together, ’ from con- ‘with ’ + sonare ‘to sound ’ (from sonus ‘sound ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

consonant

consonant |ˈkɒns (ə )nənt | ▶noun a basic speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable. Contrasted with vowel. • a letter representing a consonant. ▶adjective 1 [ attrib. ] denoting or relating to a consonant: a consonant phoneme. 2 (consonant with ) in agreement or harmony with: the findings are consonant with other research. • Music making a harmonious interval or chord: the bass is consonant with all the upper notes. DERIVATIVES consonantal |-ˈnant (ə )l |adjective, consonantly adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘letter representing a consonant ’): via Old French from Latin consonare ‘sound together ’, from con- ‘with ’ + sonare ‘to sound ’ (from sonus ‘sound ’).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

consonant

consonant adjective PHRASES consonant with these findings are consonant with recent research: in agreement with, consistent with, in accordance with, in harmony with, compatible with, congruous with, in tune with.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

consonant

consonant adjective PHRASES consonant with these findings are consonant with recent research: in agreement with, agreeing with, consistent with, in accordance with, accordant with, consilient with, in harmony with, compatible with, congruous with, in tune with, reconcilable with. ANTONYMS incompatible with.

 

Spanish Dictionary

consonante

consonante nombre femenino 1 Sonido de las lenguas que se produce con un cierre o estrechamiento momentáneo del canal de la voz :la ‘s ’ y la ‘b ’ son consonantes; las consonantes se clasifican en sonoras y sordas según si, al pronunciarlas, vibran o no las cuerdas vocales .2 Letra que representa este tipo de sonidos .3 adjetivo Que tiene una relación de conformidad o correspondencia con otra cosa :el diseño de la casa es consonante con el paisaje que la rodea .ANTÓNIMO disonante .4 [palabra ] Que tiene relación de consonancia con otra palabra .5 mús [sonido ] Que guarda consonancia armónica con los demás sonidos de un conjunto .ANTÓNIMO disonante, discordante . VÉASE rima consonante .

 

consonantemente

consonantemente adverbio Con consonancia o de manera consonante :han de escogerse los colores consonantemente, pensando en el cuadro de manera unitaria .

 

consonántico, -ca

consonántico, -ca adjetivo De los sonidos, fonemas o letras consonantes, o relacionado con ellos :adición consonántica; la transformación consonántica de yod en fricativa velar sorda . VÉASE rima consonántica .

 

consonantismo

consonantismo nombre masculino Sistema organizado de consonantes de una lengua :el consonantismo castellano .

 

consonantización

consonantización nombre femenino ling Proceso por el que una vocal o semivocal pasa a tener un valor consonántico .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

consonant

con so nant /kɑ́ns (ə )nənt |kɔ́n -/名詞 C 〘音声 〙子音 (↔vowel ); 子音字 .形容詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〖be ～〗 «…と » 一致 [調和 ]している «with » .2 〘楽 〙協和音の .