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consonant

/ˈkɒnsənənt/noun

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व्यंजन

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a speech sound made by completely or partly stopping the flow of air being breathed out through the mouth; a letter of the alphabet that represents a consonant sound

    व्यंजन

    • 'B' is a consonant.

    Synonyms consonant sound vyanjan

    Opposite vowel

adjective
  1. 1

    ~ with sth formal

    agreeing with something; in harmony with something

    अनुरूप, संगत

    • actions consonant with his principles

    Synonyms consistent in agreement compatible in keeping harmonious

    Opposite inconsistent incompatible at odds

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

consonant sound vyanjan consistent in agreement compatible in keeping harmonious

Antonyms

vowel inconsistent incompatible at odds

AaSpelling

con·so·nant

§Grammar and usage

Usage, asked often: the adjective consonant with means in agreement with ('His behaviour is consonant with his beliefs'); the noun consonance means agreement or harmony.

प्रयोग अक्सर पूछा जाता है: adjective 'consonant with' का अर्थ के अनुरूप है ('His behaviour is consonant with his beliefs'); noun consonance का अर्थ सहमति या सामंजस्य है।

Phonetics: English has 21 consonant letters but about 24 consonant sounds (such as /θ/ in 'think' and /ʃ/ in 'ship').

ध्वनि-विज्ञान में English में 21 व्यंजन-अक्षर पर लगभग 24 व्यंजन-ध्वनियाँ हैं (जैसे 'think' में /θ/ और 'ship' में /ʃ/)।