
Consonance
Harmony or agreement; in music, a pleasing combination of notes sounded together.
nounConsonance
Harmony or agreement; in music, a pleasing combination of notes sounded together.
noun
Imagine This
Imagine a choir and a violin section playing in perfect alignment; each part supports the others, and the overall sound feels like a single, smooth wave of harmony.
Sounds Like
kon-SUH-nuhns
Looks Like
consonant
Remember This
Consonance refers to harmony or agreement (in contrast to dissonance). In music, it describes pleasant-sounding combinations of notes; in language, it can refer to the pleasing alignment of sounds or ideas.
Other Forms
Connect With
harmony, agreement, accord, concurrence, congruence, compatibility
Note
Consonance differs from assonance (repetition of vowel sounds) and alliteration (repetition of initial consonant sounds). In everyday usage, it often describes harmony between people, ideas, or actions as well as musical harmony.
