Consonancy

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Consonance \Con"so*nance\, Consonancy \Con"so*nan*cy\, n. [L.
     consonantia: cf. F. consonnance.]
     1. (Mus.) Accord or agreement of sounds produced
        simultaneously, as a note with its third, fifth, and
        eighth.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. Agreement or congruity; harmony; accord; consistency;
        suitableness.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The perfect consonancy of our persecuted church to
              the doctrines of Scripture and antiquity. --Hammond.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The optic nerve responds to the waves with which it
              is in consonance.                     --Tyndall.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Friendship; concord. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              By the consonancy of our youth.       --Shak.
  
     Syn: Agreement; accord; consistency; unison; harmony;
          congruity; suitableness; agreeableness.
          [1913 Webster]