Consonant can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| consonant - involving or characterized by harmony | ||
| consonant - in keeping; "salaries agreeable with current trends"; "plans conformable with your wishes"; "expressed views concordant with his background" | ||
Noun |
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| consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel | ||
| consonant - a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant |
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| 1. | adj. | Liaison occurs in spoken French when a word which ends with a consonant that is normally not pronounced is followed by a word which begins with a vowel. In these cases, the consonant is sometimes pronounced as if it were at the beginning of the following word. | |
| 2. | adj. | The letter T is a common consonant. | |
| 3. | adj. | What is your favorite consonant? | |
| 4. | adj. | This consonant tends to become voiced between vowels. | |
| 5. | adj. | My wardrobe has four doors and two mirrors. It was manufactured by a Swedish company, whose name contains three vowels and a consonant. | |
| 6. | adj. | A bilabial consonant is articulated with both lips. | |
| 7. | adj. | A glottal stop is a consonant articulated by closing and opening the glottis. | |
| 8. | adj. | Hawaiian has very few consonant sounds. |
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| adj. | |
| Liaison occurs in spoken French when a word which ends with a consonant that is normally not pronounced is followed by a word which begins with a vowel. In these cases, the consonant is sometimes pronounced as if it were at the beginning of the following word. | |
| The letter T is a common consonant. | |
| What is your favorite consonant? | |
| This consonant tends to become voiced between vowels. | |
| My wardrobe has four doors and two mirrors. It was manufactured by a Swedish company, whose name contains three vowels and a consonant. | |
| A bilabial consonant is articulated with both lips. | |
| A glottal stop is a consonant articulated by closing and opening the glottis. | |
| Hawaiian has very few consonant sounds. | |