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[Adjective] | "con*so*nant" | \ ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)nənt \
1: being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
2: marked by musical consonances
3: having similar sounds
Origin: 15th century ;
Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, "in conformity with," borrowed from Latin consonant-, consonans "sounding in accord, agreeing, fitting," from present participle of consonāre "to sound together, agree, be in harmony," from con- {see: |con-|com-} + sonāre "to make a noise, sound" {mat|sound:2|};
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[Noun] | "consonant"
1: one of a class of speech sounds (such as \p\, \g\, \n\, \l\, \s\, \r\) characterized by constriction or closure at one or more points in the breath channel; also : a letter representing a consonant —usually used in English of any letter except a, e, i, o, and u
Origin: 14th century ;
Middle English consonans, consonaunte, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French consonant, borrowed from Latin consonant-, consonans (originally as modifying littera "letter"), noun derivative from present participle of consonāre "to sound together" {mat|consonant:1|};
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[Noun] | "consonant shift"
1: a set of regular changes in consonant articulation in the history of a language or dialect:
2: such a set affecting the Indo-European stops and distinguishing the Germanic languages from the other Indo-European languages
3: such a set affecting the Germanic stops and distinguishing High German from the other Germanic languages
Origin: 1888 ;
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[Adjective] | "consonant"
1: having the parts agreeably related;
* e.g., " ... the temples and palaces of ancient Greece are among the most consonant buildings in architectural history "
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2: not having or showing any apparent conflict;
* e.g., " ... his gentle behavior is consonant with his expressed belief in pacifism "
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# 1 - { consonance:1595996 }
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[ "consonance" ]
1: An agreement or harmony, especially in the words of a poem.
* e.g., ... "I have never felt a breeze so strong. It reminds me pleasantly of spring. The air doth sweetly sing."
# 2 - { Consonants:14342129 }
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[ "Consonants" ]
1: b big /bɪɡ/
* e.g., ... Consonants
[ "Consonants" ]
2: d dig /dɪɡ/
dʒ jet /dʒɛt/
[ "Consonants" ]
3: ð then /ðɛn/
[ "Consonants" ]
4: f fig /fɪɡ/
[ "Consonants" ]
5: ɡ get /ɡɛt/
[ "Consonants" ]
6: h how /haʊ/
[ "Consonants" ]
7: j yes /jɛs/
[ "Consonants" ]
8: k kit /kɪt/
[ "Consonants" ]
9: l leg /lɛɡ/
[ "Consonants" ]
10: m main /meɪn/
[ "Consonants" ]
11: n net /nɛt/
[ "Consonants" ]
12: ŋ thing /θɪŋ/
[ "Consonants" ]
13: p pit /pɪt/
[ "Consonants" ]
14: r rain /reɪn/
[ "Consonants" ]
15: s sit /sɪt/
[ "Consonants" ]
16: ʃ ship /ʃɪp/
[ "Consonants" ]
17: t tame /teɪm/
[ "Consonants" ]
18: tʃ chip /tʃɪp/
[ "Consonants" ]
19: θ thin /θɪn/
[ "Consonants" ]
20: v vet /vɛt/
[ "Consonants" ]
21: w win /wɪn/
[ "Consonants" ]
22: z zip /zɪp/
[ "Consonants" ]
23: ʒ vision /ˈvɪʒ(ə)n/
[ "Consonants" ]
24: x (Scottish) loch /lɒx/
[ "Consonants" ]
25: ɬ (Welsh) penillion /pɛˈnɪɬɪən/
# 3 - { conson:3182282 }
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[ "conson" ]
1: A mix of two classic sandwiches, the italian and american sandwich, consisting of both meats.
* e.g., ... Sal: Yo, I just had a foot long conson, man was that thing big, but I still managed a 3 bite.
# 4 - { Consonant Cliff:17218359 }
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[ "Consonant Cliff" ]
1: A situation in Wordle in which the player has correctly established all but one letter, leaving a missing consonant. The cliff occurs when there are more consonants that could work than remaining guesses, leaving the player helpless and in fear of going over the “consonant cliff”
* e.g., ... Hey alright! I got SHA*E on my first guess! So it’s gotta be SHADE…nope. Okay, SHAPE!….hmm, SHAME? GODDAMN IT! Here we go, SHALE! FUCK.
Last guess….SHARE??? It’s fucking SHAKE?? ! Fell to my death off the consonant cliff!!!
# 5 - { Consonant Gangbang:17705383 }
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[ "Consonant Gangbang" ]
1: When words seem to consist of more consonants than vowels and are extremely long and complicated, e.g. in German language
* e.g., ... "Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft is really a consonant Gangbang, don't you think?" (German for Danube shipping electricity main operations facility construction administrator's society)
# 6 - { lost consonant:705907 }
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[ "lost consonant" ]
1: Mistakenly omitting a consonant from a word, resulting in a sentance or phrase taking on a different meaning altogether. I first saw it used in a book by Graham Rawle, but I think it's a generic term.
* e.g., ... After golf, David went for a drink in the cub bar.
# 7 - { Three consonants and a dozen vowels:13136722 }
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[ "Three consonants and a dozen vowels" ]
1: A humorous way of saying you are exhausted; the word you'd be referring to would be, "Sleeeeeepeeeeee......". If you're more or less tired than that, simply adjust the number of vowels accordingly, such as "three consonants and eight vowels" for being "normally" weary, or "three consonants and TWENTY vowels" for being limply-plastered-on-da-bed zonked.
* e.g., ... Weary girl, texting a pleasant-natured willing-to-help-anyone-out dude who's frequently assisted her in the past: Any chance you could come over and help me move this big heavy couch so that I can vacuum the floor underneath it?
# 8 - { Consonated:5886649 }
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[ "Consonated" ]
1: A combination of the words consonant and constipated, constipated with consonants.
* e.g., ... Friend #1: Seriously? Another two-letter word?
Friend #2: I'm consonated, yo!
[ "Consonated" ]
2: Having only consonants, no vowels, in a word game such as Words with Friends or Scrabble making wordplay difficult.
# 9 - { Conson:16839205 }
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[ "Conson" ]
1: It's not a cousin but it is a con!!!!...stay away from these typa people.
They will take you for everything you have.
Typical drug user specifically cocaine and synthetic pharmaceuticals
* e.g., ... Stop being such a conson
[ "Conson" ]
2: These typa people are usually found in the local broffell.
[ "Conson" ]
3: Typically buy embassy cigarettes 80 a day!!
[ "Conson" ]
4: Personal hygiene is questionable but again very deceiving under that Lynx Africa!!
# 10 - { consonant dodger:15577610 }
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[ "consonant dodger" ]
1: A person of low intellect (usually with their hands glued inside the top of their tracksuit bottoms) speaking incoherently.
* e.g., ... The heated discussion cooled between the bus driver and the cyclist when it was interrupted by an aggressive consonant dodger.
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