nonconsonant

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noun

A sound or letter that is not a consonant.

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Meanings

nounnonconsonant (plural nonconsonants)

plural nonconsonants

  1. A sound or letter that is not a consonant.
adjectivenonconsonant (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot consonant; inconsistent.

    She had a posterior gummy smile; upper teeth were nonconsonant with the lower lip curve together with lower incisor exposure.

    2019, Ravindra Nanda, Flavio Andres Uribe, Sumit Yadav, Temporary Anchorage Devices in Orthodontics E-Book, page 173

Origin

From non- + consonant.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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