Consonant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a speech sound that is not a vowel

a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæɡɪɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒnsənənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒnsənənt/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæɡɪɚ/.

Examples

salaries agreeable with current trends
plans conformable with your wishes
expressed views concordant with his background

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

harmonic agreeable harmonised concordant harmonized accordant harmonical conformable

Antonyms

vowel

Parts of Speech

noun	a speech sound that is not a vowel
noun	a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
adjective	involving or characterized by harmony
adjective	in keeping “salaries agreeable with current trends”

Word Forms

consonantal	adjective	relating to or having the nature of a consonant
consonance	noun	the property of sounding harmonious
harmony	noun	a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
agree	verb	go together

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Konsonant

ein Sprachlaut, der kein Vokal ist

🇫🇷French

consonne

un son de parole qui n'est pas une voyelle

🇪🇸Spanish

consonante

un sonido del habla que no es una vocal

🇮🇹Italian

consonante

un suono vocale che non è una vocale

🇳🇱Dutch

medeklinker

een spraakklank die geen klinker is

🇵🇹Portuguese

consoante

um som de fala que não é uma vogal

🇷🇺Russian

согласный

звук речи, не являющийся гласной

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यंजन

एक वाक् ध्वनि जो स्वर नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যঞ্জনবর্ণ

একটি বক্তৃতা শব্দ যা একটি স্বরবর্ণ নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மெய்

உயிரெழுத்து இல்லாத பேச்சு ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

హల్లు

అచ్చు లేని ప్రసంగ ధ్వని

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यंजन

एक उच्चार आवाज जो स्वर नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યંજન

વાણીનો અવાજ જે સ્વર નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಂಜನ

ಸ್ವರವಲ್ಲದ ಮಾತಿನ ಧ್ವನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യഞ്ജനാക്ഷരം

സ്വരാക്ഷരമല്ലാത്ത ഒരു സംസാര ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਅੰਜਨ

ਇੱਕ ਬੋਲੀ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਜੋ ਸਵਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تلفظ

ایک تقریر کی آواز جو سر نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

辅音

非元音的语音

🇯🇵Japanese

子音

母音ではない音声

🇰🇷Korean

자음

모음이 아닌 말소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phụ âm

một âm thanh lời nói không phải là nguyên âm

🇹🇭Thai

พยัญชนะ

เสียงพูดที่ไม่ใช่สระ

🇮🇩Indonesian

konsonan

bunyi ujaran yang bukan vokal

🇵🇭Filipino

katinig

isang tunog ng pagsasalita na hindi patinig

🇲🇾Malay

konsonan

bunyi pertuturan yang bukan vokal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ساكن

صوت الكلام الذي ليس حرف علة

🇮🇷Persian

همخوان

صدای گفتاری که مصوت نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

ünsüz

sesli harf olmayan bir konuşma sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

עיצור

צליל דיבור שאינו תנועה

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