Word

consonant, n.
(consonants)
freq. cnt. 6

a speech sound that is not a vowel
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

consonant

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

consonantal consonantal

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

sound, phone, speech sound

hyponym

alveolar consonant, dental consonant, alveolar, dental obstruent aspirate labial consonant, labial labiodental consonant, labiodental nasal consonant, nasal lingual liquid geminate surd, voiceless consonant velar, velar consonant guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant

a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

consonant

semantic pointers

hypernym

letter, alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet