consonant Definition

consonant
noun

1a. Any speech-sound produced by obstructing the passage of the breath in any of several ways;
1b. A letter of the alphabet, used alone or in combination (as in ch, ll, st, etc), representing such a sound. Compare vowel.

adj

1. In harmony or suitable with it.

Thesaurus: compatible, harmonious, consistent, congruous, correspondent, concordant, suitable; Antonym: dissonant.
Form: consonant with something

Derivative: consonantal
adj

Derivative: consonantly
adverb

Etymology: 14c: from Latin consonans, (noun sense consonans litera letter having the same sound), from consonare to sound together.