Definition
Agreement, harmony, or consistency between different things; in music or phonetics, the quality of sounds that blend well together.
Etymology
From Latin consonantia (from consonare, 'to sound together'; con- 'together' + sonare 'to sound'). Used in English since the 14th century for both musical and metaphorical harmony.
Kelly Says
Consonance is why your ear feels satisfied when chords resolve—your brain evolved to find certain sound combinations pleasant because they reflect natural harmonic relationships found in nature and the human voice.
Translations
ARالعربية
مخارج
makhaarah
BNবাংলা
স্পর্শধ্বনি
s-por-sh-d-h-ni
CACatalà
consonants
kon-so-nan-ts
CSČeština
souhlásky
sou-hlasky
DADansk
konsonanter
kon-so-nan-ter
DEDeutsch
Konsonanz
kon-so-nan-ts
ELΕλληνικά
συμφωνικά
sim-fon-i-ka
ESEspañol
consonancia
kon-so-na-n-sia
FAفارسی
صوتهای مَشْدد
so-t-hay-e ma-sh-ded
FISuomi
konsonantit
kon-so-nan-tit
FRFrançais
consonance
kɔ̃.sɔ.nɑ̃s
HEעברית
עיצורים
aytz-u-rim
HIहिन्दी
व्यंजना
vyan-jana
HUMagyar
mássalhangzók
ma-ssal-han-g-zo-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
konsonan
kon-so-nan
ITItaliano
consonanza
kon-so-nan-za
MSBahasa Melayu
konsonan
kon-so-nan
MYမြန်မာ
အက္ခရာ
a-k-kha-ra
NLNederlands
consonanten
kon-so-nan-ten
NONorsk
konsonanter
kon-so-nan-ter
PLPolski
konsonanty
kon-so-nan-ty
PTPortuguês
consonância
kon-so-nan-sia
RORomână
consoane
kon-so-ane
RUРусский
согласный
soglasnyy
SVSvenska
konsonanter
kon-so-nan-ter
TAதமிழ்
மெய் எழுத்துக்கள்
mey-ey-zh-ut-tuk-kal
TEతెలుగు
స్వరాలు
s-va-ra-lu
THไทย
พยัญชนะ
p-yan-chan-na
TRTürkçe
uyumlu
oo-yul-moo
UKУкраїнська
суголосні
su-go-los-ni
VITiếng Việt
tiếng xấp xỉ
tieng sap xi