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Definition of consonance in English: consonancenoun ˈkɒns(ə)nənsˈkɑnsənəns mass noun1Agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions. consonance between conservation measures and existing agricultural practice a constitution in consonance with the people's customs Example sentencesExamples - Body and soul were in consonance with each other.
- It's not going to last forever; I just have a limited amount of time to live in a way that feels satisfying to me, that feels right, that feels in consonance with the way things are.
- The Vatican really didn't seem to be in consonance with that.
- The government's callousness towards the problem of relief and rehabilitation is in consonance with its earlier policy of calculated inaction during the carnage.
- It's in consonance with the nature of their work.
- I would not care whether truth is pleasant or unpleasant, and in consonance with or opposed to current views.
- Such a commission can assist those agencies and ensure that their powers are in consonance with the laws and practices of Hong Kong, he said.
- In consonance with this, this study provides evidence for a reduction in muscle strength in absolute terms as well as reduced endurance especially during more prolonged exercise.
- And in consonance with Chinese architectural tradition, the site includes numerous symbols evoking the local culture and environment.
- This line of reasoning is totally in consonance with ancient Indian philosophical thought.
- The administration's justification was not that employees were paid an adequate wage, but that they were paid in consonance with the local market.
- The chaste Sanskrit verse steeped in Vaishnavite bhakti tradition is surprisingly, or perhaps not surprisingly, in complete spiritual consonance with a prayer from the Native American tradition that concludes the book.
- The Russians are actually acting in consonance with international law.
- Almost unannounced, we started achieving consonance.
- Acting in consonance with the democratic convention, the President signed the Ordinance which was promulgated immediately on 24 August, 2002.
- In France however, there is a much greater consonance between bloggers and journalism.
- He is the answer to the prayers of those tongue-tied guys, the romantically handicapped, the timid ones whose words are not in consonance with their feelings.
- It is important to emphasise that changes in economic circumstances may again make it necessary to take appropriate monetary measures, which may not be in consonance with the present easy liquidity conditions.
- Certainly it is the ambition of most philosophical systems to resolve the blooming confusion of the world into consonance.
- In consonance with the title, the first picture of a smashed spinning wheel speaks a thousand words.
Synonyms agreement, concord, accord, accordance, harmony, unison, conformity compatibility, congruity, congruence - 1.1 The recurrence of similar-sounding consonants in close proximity, especially in prosody.
the abrupt quality of the sound is echoed in the final ‘t’ consonance of ‘discreet’ and ‘shut’ Example sentencesExamples - In solitary quiet, readers can hear sounds at their best, cherishing in the mouth all the possibilities of consonance and assonance, long vowel and short, as well as the dance of syntax which is rhythm.
- He even appreciates the aesthetics of the game, wherein lies a kind of abstract expressionism - the non sequiturs, the shapes of words themselves, the improbable consonance of consonants.
- The Ulster-born poet's fondness for obscure consonance, half-rhymes and visual rhymes has become an instantly identifiable signature, mostly exhilarating, sometimes galling, even pretentious.
- In all of these cases, the deft repetitions and modulations of consonants and vowels with their subtle assonance and consonance compete for attention with the lines' actual content.
- In Chapter II attention is focused on Dante's use of consonance and assonance to create specific effects leading to a sort of ‘musical vision’.
- 1.2Music A combination of notes which are in harmony with each other due to the relationship between their frequencies.
all music creates tension and release, dissonance and consonance count noun the tendency to place strong consonances in lower parts Example sentencesExamples - Although the sense of hearing recognizes consonances, reason weighs their value.
- The whole texture resonates with lovely aerated consonances, especially major thirds.
- As with the Old Hall music, consonance and sonority are all-important, but now textures are more complex, with intricate ornamental rhythms and a greater number of parts allowing a much wider pitch range.
- This study used mild emotional stimuli, those associated with people's reactions to musical consonance versus dissonance.
- Early in his maturity, he dabbled a little in the important musical styles of his era, but in his later works, harmonic consonance largely holds sway.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin consonantia, from consonant- 'sounding together', from the verb consonare (see consonant). Definition of consonance in US English: consonancenounˈkänsənənsˈkɑnsənəns 1Agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions. consonance between conservation measures and existing agricultural practice Example sentencesExamples - Such a commission can assist those agencies and ensure that their powers are in consonance with the laws and practices of Hong Kong, he said.
- The chaste Sanskrit verse steeped in Vaishnavite bhakti tradition is surprisingly, or perhaps not surprisingly, in complete spiritual consonance with a prayer from the Native American tradition that concludes the book.
- And in consonance with Chinese architectural tradition, the site includes numerous symbols evoking the local culture and environment.
- Body and soul were in consonance with each other.
- In France however, there is a much greater consonance between bloggers and journalism.
- It is important to emphasise that changes in economic circumstances may again make it necessary to take appropriate monetary measures, which may not be in consonance with the present easy liquidity conditions.
- Acting in consonance with the democratic convention, the President signed the Ordinance which was promulgated immediately on 24 August, 2002.
- The administration's justification was not that employees were paid an adequate wage, but that they were paid in consonance with the local market.
- It's not going to last forever; I just have a limited amount of time to live in a way that feels satisfying to me, that feels right, that feels in consonance with the way things are.
- The Russians are actually acting in consonance with international law.
- This line of reasoning is totally in consonance with ancient Indian philosophical thought.
- In consonance with the title, the first picture of a smashed spinning wheel speaks a thousand words.
- It's in consonance with the nature of their work.
- Almost unannounced, we started achieving consonance.
- The Vatican really didn't seem to be in consonance with that.
- I would not care whether truth is pleasant or unpleasant, and in consonance with or opposed to current views.
- Certainly it is the ambition of most philosophical systems to resolve the blooming confusion of the world into consonance.
- In consonance with this, this study provides evidence for a reduction in muscle strength in absolute terms as well as reduced endurance especially during more prolonged exercise.
- The government's callousness towards the problem of relief and rehabilitation is in consonance with its earlier policy of calculated inaction during the carnage.
- He is the answer to the prayers of those tongue-tied guys, the romantically handicapped, the timid ones whose words are not in consonance with their feelings.
Synonyms agreement, concord, accord, accordance, harmony, unison, conformity - 1.1 The recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity (chiefly as used in prosody).
Example sentencesExamples - In Chapter II attention is focused on Dante's use of consonance and assonance to create specific effects leading to a sort of ‘musical vision’.
- In all of these cases, the deft repetitions and modulations of consonants and vowels with their subtle assonance and consonance compete for attention with the lines' actual content.
- In solitary quiet, readers can hear sounds at their best, cherishing in the mouth all the possibilities of consonance and assonance, long vowel and short, as well as the dance of syntax which is rhythm.
- The Ulster-born poet's fondness for obscure consonance, half-rhymes and visual rhymes has become an instantly identifiable signature, mostly exhilarating, sometimes galling, even pretentious.
- He even appreciates the aesthetics of the game, wherein lies a kind of abstract expressionism - the non sequiturs, the shapes of words themselves, the improbable consonance of consonants.
- 1.2Music A combination of notes which are in harmony with each other due to the relationship between their frequencies.
Example sentencesExamples - The whole texture resonates with lovely aerated consonances, especially major thirds.
- Early in his maturity, he dabbled a little in the important musical styles of his era, but in his later works, harmonic consonance largely holds sway.
- As with the Old Hall music, consonance and sonority are all-important, but now textures are more complex, with intricate ornamental rhythms and a greater number of parts allowing a much wider pitch range.
- This study used mild emotional stimuli, those associated with people's reactions to musical consonance versus dissonance.
- Although the sense of hearing recognizes consonances, reason weighs their value.
Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin consonantia, from consonant- ‘sounding together’, from the verb consonare (see consonant). |