Both Uses of
consonant
in
Tom Jones, by Henry Fielding
- This behaviour of Mrs Bridget greatly surprised Mrs Deborah; for this well-bred woman seldom opened her lips, either to her master or his sister, till she had first sounded their inclinations, with which her sentiments were always consonant.
Book 1 *consonant = in harmony or agreement
- To conclude, as the examples of all ages shew us that mankind in general desire power only to do harm, and, when they obtain it, use it for no other purpose; it is not consonant with even the least degree of prudence to hazard an alteration, where our hopes are poorly kept in countenance by only two or three exceptions out of a thousand instances to alarm our fears.
Book 12consonant = in keeping
Definitions:
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(1)
(consonant as in: consonant or vowel?) a letter of the alphabet (or a speech sound) that is not a vowel
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(2)
(consonant as in: in consonance with) in keeping with (or consistent with, or in harmony with)