(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.

consistent, harmonious, compatible, or in agreement / Having the same sound. / (music) Harmonizing together; accordant. / Of or relating to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants.

The state or quality of being consonant.

plural of consonant

(prosody) The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels as in assonance. / (chiefly music) Harmony; agreement; lack of discordance.

(obsolete) Congruity; consistency.

plural of consonance

plural of consonancy

(archaic) concordant in sound; harmonious

a stem ending in a consonant.