'Consonancy' definitions:

Definition of 'Consonancy'

From: 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]