Consonance

Origin

From Old French, from Latin consonantia

Full definition of consonance

Noun

1. (prosody) The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels as in assonance.
2. (chiefly music) harmony; agreement; lack of discordance
• TyndallThe optic nerve responds to the waves with which it is in consonance.

Antonyms

• dissonance
• discordance