Consonance
/ˈkɒn.sə.nəns/noun
A pleasing combination of sounds or the agreement of things in general.
Did you know?In Latin, *consonantia* described sounds that “agree,” and the same root family also gave English *sonar* and *resonance*—words that still carry the ancient idea of vibration as truth.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*swen-
“to sound, make a noise”
Latin
Latin
sonāre
“to sound”
Latin
Latin
consonāre
“to sound together, agree in sound”
Late Latin
Latin
consonantia
“agreement in sound; harmony”
Middle English
English
consonaunce
“agreement in sound or feeling”
Modern English
English
consonance
“a harmony of sounds or agreement among things”
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