consonancy


con·so·nan·cy

noun \-s(ə-)nən(t)-sē\
plural con·so·nan·cies

Definition of CONSONANCY

Examples of CONSONANCY

  1. <what makes Citizen Kane so great is the consonancy between its larger-than-life subject and its bravura style>

First Known Use of CONSONANCY

14th century

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