Main Entry:

con·so·nance

Pronunciation:

\ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)nən(t)s\

Function:

noun

Date:

15th century

1: harmony or agreement among components2 a: correspondence or recurrence of sounds especially in words ; specifically : recurrence or repetition of consonants especially at the end of stressed syllables without the similar correspondence of vowels (as in the final sounds of “stroke” and “luck”) b: concord 1b c: sympathetic vibration, resonance