The difference between Consonant and Suitable

When used as adjectives, consonant means characterized by harmony or agreement, whereas suitable means having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task.


Consonant is also noun with the meaning: a sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity.

check bellow for the other definitions of Consonant and Suitable

  1. Consonant as a noun (phonetics):

    A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.

  2. Consonant as a noun:

    A letter representing the sound of a consonant.

    Examples:

    "The 19 unquestionable consonants in the English alphabet are B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, X, Z."

  1. Consonant as an adjective:

    Characterized by harmony or agreement.

  2. Consonant as an adjective:

    Having the same sound.

  3. Consonant as an adjective (music):

    Harmonizing together; accordant.

    Examples:

    "consonant tones; consonant chords"

  4. Consonant as an adjective:

    Of or relating to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants.

  1. Suitable as an adjective:

    Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.