Main Entry: con·so·nance

Pronunciation: \ˈkän(t)-s(ə-)nən(t)s\

Function: noun

Date: 15th century

1 : harmony or agreement among components
2 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