consonantness

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noun

The state or quality of being consonant.

OriginEnglish consonant ← Middle English consonant ← Old French consonant →
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Meanings

nounconsonantness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being consonant.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*swonh₂éyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*swonaō
  9. Latinsonō
  10. Latincōnsonō
  11. Latincōnsonāns
  12. Old Frenchconsonant
  13. Middle Englishconsonant
  14. Englishconsonant
  15. Englishconsonantness

From consonant + -ness.

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APA

consonantness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consonantness

MLA

“consonantness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consonantness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consonantness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consonantness.

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