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consonant vs dental

dental vs consonant

consonant and dental both are nouns.

consonant and dental both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
consonant Yes Yes No No
dental Yes Yes No No
As nouns, dental is a hyponym of consonant; that is, dental is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consonant:
  • consonant: a speech sound that is not a vowel
  • dental: a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
Other hyponyms of consonant include alveolar, alveolar consonant, dental consonant, obstruent, aspirate, labial, labial consonant, labiodental, labiodental consonant, nasal, nasal consonant, lingual, liquid, geminate, surd, voiceless consonant, velar, velar consonant, guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant, ejective, ejective consonant, post-alveolar, post-alveolar consonant, postalveolar, postalveolar consonant, oral consonant, coronal consonant.
consonant (noun) dental (noun)
a speech sound that is not a vowel a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
consonant (adjective) dental (adjective)
in keeping of or relating to the teeth
involving or characterized by harmony of or relating to dentistry
Difference between consonant and dental

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