consonant
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a speech sound that is not a vowel
Types & categories
- speech sound hypernym
- alveolar consonant hyponym
- obstruent hyponym
- aspirate hyponym
- labial consonant hyponym
- labiodental consonant hyponym
- nasal hyponym
- lingual hyponym
- liquid hyponym
- geminate hyponym
- surd hyponym
- velar hyponym
- guttural hyponym
Related & opposite
- vowel antonym
- consonantal derivation
- consonantal derivation
Sense 2 adjective
involving or characterized by harmony
Related & opposite
- harmony derivation
- harmony derivation
- harmoniousness derivation
- musical harmony derivation
- concordance derivation
- concordance derivation
- harmonious similar to
Sense 3 noun
a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
Types & categories
- letter of the alphabet hypernym
Sense 4 adjective
in keeping
salaries agreeable with current trends
Related & opposite
- tally derivation
- accord derivation
- consistent similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | vowel |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | consonantal |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | consonantal |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | speech sound |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | alveolar consonant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | obstruent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aspirate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | labial consonant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | labiodental consonant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nasal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lingual |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | liquid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | geminate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | surd |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | velar |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | guttural |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | harmony |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | harmony |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | harmoniousness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | musical harmony |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | concordance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | concordance |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | harmonious |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | letter of the alphabet |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tally |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | accord |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | consistent |