1. The quality or state of being consonant; agreement or harmony.
Usage: formal; literary
2. In linguistics, the system or pattern of consonant sounds in a language or dialect.
Usage: technical; linguistics

Examples

• The consonantism of the two musical phrases created a pleasing effect.
• There is a consonantism between the company's values and its business practices.
• Linguists study the consonantism of different languages to understand sound patterns.
• The consonantism of the poem's structure reinforced its thematic message.
• Historical consonantism shifts have shaped modern English pronunciation.