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Definition of consonant
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of consonant is as below...
Consonant
(n.) 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..
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Aspirate
::
Aspirate
(n.) An
elementary
sound
produced
by the
breath
alone;
a surd, or
nonvocal
consonant;
as, f, th in thin, etc..
Stopcock
::
Stop (n.) Some part of the
articulating
organs,
as the lips, or the
tongue
and
palate,
closed
(a) so as to cut off the
passage
of
breath
or voice
through
the mouth and the nose
(distinguished
as a
lip-stop,
or a
front-stop,
etc., as in p, t, d,
etc.),
or (b) so as to
obstruct,
but not
entirely
cut off, the
passage,
as in l, n, etc.; also, any of the
consonants
so
formed..
Shut
::
Shut (a.)
Formed
by
complete
closure
of the mouth
passage,
and with the nose
passage
remaining
closed;
stopped,
as are the mute
consonants,
p, t, k, b, d, and hard g..
Rightful
::
Rightful
(a.)
Consonant
to
justice;
just; as, a
rightful
cause..
Consonantal
::
Consonantal
(a.) Of the
nature
of a
consonant;
pertaining
to
consonants.
S
::
S () the
nineteenth
letter
of the
English
alphabet,
is a
consonant,
and is often
called
a
sibilant,
in
allusion
to its
hissing
sound.
It has two
principal
sounds;
one a mere
hissing,
as in sack, this; the other a vocal
hissing
(the same as that of z), as in is, wise.
Besides
these it
sometimes
has the
sounds
of sh and zh, as in sure,
measure.
It
generally
has its
hissing
sound at the
beginning
of
words,
but in the
middle
and at the end of words its sound is
determined
by
usage.
In a few words it
A
::
A
(prep.)
In
process
of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with
verbal
substantives
in -ing which begin with a
consonant.
This is a
shortened
form of the
preposition
an
(which
was used
before
the vowel
sound);
as in a
hunting,
a
building,
a
begging..
Consonant
::
Consonant
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
consonants;
made up of, or
containing
many,
consonants..
Buzz
::
Buzz (n.) The
audible
friction
of voice
consonants.
L
::
L () L is the
twelfth
letter
of the
English
alphabet,
and a vocal
consonant.
It is
usually
called
a
semivowel
or
liquid.
Its form and value are from the
Greek,
through
the
Latin,
the form of the Greek
letter
being from the
Phoenician,
and the
ultimate
origin
prob.
Egyptian.
Etymologically,
it is most
closely
related
to r and u; as in
pilgrim,
peregrine,
couch (fr.
collocare),
aubura
(fr. LL.
alburnus)..
Voice
::
Voice (n.) Sound of the kind or
quality
heard in
speech
or song in the
consonants
b, v, d, etc., and in the
vowels;
sonant,
or
intonated,
utterance;
tone; --
distinguished
from mere
breath
sound as heard in f, s, sh, etc., and also
whisper..
F
::
F () F is the sixth
letter
of the
English
alphabet,
and a
nonvocal
consonant.
Its form and sound are from the
Latin.
The Latin
borrowed
the form from the Greek
digamma
/, which
probably
had the value of
English
w
consonant.
The form and value of Greek
letter
came from the
Phoenician,
the
ultimate
source
being
probably
Egyptian.
Etymologically
f is most
closely
related
to p, k, v, and b; as in E. five, Gr.
pe`nte;
E. wolf, L.
lupus,
Gr.
ly`kos;
E. fox, vixen ;
fragile,
break;
fruit,
brook,
v. t.;
Semivowel
::
Semivowel
(n.) A sound
intermediate
between
a vowel and a
consonant,
or
partaking
of the
nature
of both, as in the
English
w and y..
Nasal
::
Nasal (a.)
Having
a
quality
imparted
by means of the nose; and
specifically,
made by
lowering
the soft
palate,
in some cases with
closure
of the oral
passage,
the voice thus
issuing
(wholly
or
partially)
through
the nose, as in the
consonants
m, n, ng (see Guide to
Pronunciation,
// 20, 208);
characterized
by
resonance
in the nasal
passage;
as, a nasal
vowel;
a nasal
utterance..
Vowel
::
Vowel (n.) A
vocal,
or
sometimes
a
whispered,
sound
modified
by
resonance
in the oral
passage,
the
peculiar
resonance
in each case
giving
to each
several
vowel its
distinctive
character
or
quality
as a sound of
speech;
--
distinguished
from a
consonant
in that the
latter,
whether
made with or
without
vocality,
derives
its
character
in every case from some kind of
obstructive
action
by the mouth
organs.
Also, a
letter
or
character
which
represents
such a
sound.
See Guide to
Pronunciation,
// 5, 1
Uncertain
::
Uncertain
(a.)
Irresolute;
inconsonant;
variable;
untrustworthy;
as, an
uncertain
person;
an
uncertain
breeze..
M
::
M () M, the
thirteenth
letter
of the
English
alphabet,
is a vocal
consonant,
and from the
manner
of its
formation,
is
called
the
labio-nasal
consonant.
See Guide to
Pronunciation,
//
178-180,
242..
Unaccountable
::
Unaccountable
(a.) Not to be
accounted
for;
inexplicable;
not
consonant
with
reason
or rule;
strange;
mysterious.
Nonvocal
::
Nonvocal
(n.) A
nonvocal
consonant.
Harmonical
::
Harmonical
(a.)
Concordant;
musical;
consonant;
as,
harmonic
sounds..
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