consonance — agreement or harmony between opinions or actions
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: agreement or harmony between opinions or actions
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkɑːnsənəns/
Example Sentences
- The new employee's work style was in perfect consonance with the company culture.
- My stomach and my diet plan are never in consonance during pizza night.
- The orchestra's consonance was so perfect that even the conductor's cat stopped meowing.
consonance
NOUN[/ˈkɑːnsənəns/]
agreement or harmony between opinions or actions
agreement or harmony between opinions or actions
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'consonantia', derived from 'consonans' (sounding together), which combines 'con-' (together) and 'sonans' (sounding, from 'sonare' meaning to sound or resound).
Breakdown
con- (together) + son- (sound) + -ance (state or quality) = consonance
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The new employee's work style was in perfect consonance with the company culture.”
“My stomach and my diet plan are never in consonance during pizza night.”
“The orchestra's consonance was so perfect that even the conductor's cat stopped meowing.”
“There was little consonance between his public statements and private actions.”
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