consonant.

1. In agreement or compatible with something else.

2. A speech sound made with airflow obstructed or narrowed in the vocal tract, or a letter conventionally representing such a sound.

3. Forming a combination of musical tones regarded as comparatively stable or agreeable.

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Words that belong together

• consonant with the evidence
• consonant with a principle

On the page

His decision was consonant with the principles he had defended in private.

The new account was not consonant with the timing recorded in the log.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more consonant; superlative most consonant where gradation is meaningful. Noun singular consonant; plural consonants. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.