单词 | consonance |
释义 | consonance (once / 14397 pages) 1n 2n Use consonance to describe a state of agreement or harmony of parts, and is often refers to a pleasing combination of musical sounds. In its musical sense, the opposite of consonance is dissonance. Consonance can also refer to a repetition of consonants in words that are close together, as the "ck" in "thick sock." In this sense, the opposite is assonance, which is a repetition of vowel sounds, as the "a's" in "bake sale." WORD FAMILYconsonance: consonances+/consonant: consonance, consonantal, consonantly, consonants USAGE EXAMPLESAnd he’s probably well aware of Animal Collective; he exults in percussive, hypnotic consonance. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) There’s also consonance in the way the verse itself is made. The Guardian(Nov 19, 2016) “The internal rhyme, the assonance, the consonance — you can see all that on the page,” Dettmar added. Los Angeles Times(Oct 13, 2016) 1 n the property of sounding harmonious 2Syn|Hyper harmoniousness harmony an agreeable sound property n the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words Syn|Hyper consonant rhyme rhyme, rime correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds) |
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