consort
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.: Compare prince consort, queen consort.
one vessel or ship accompanying another.
Music.
a group of instrumentalists and singers who perform music, especially old music.
a group of instruments of the same family, as viols, played in concert.
a companion, associate, or partner: a confidant and consort of heads of state.
accord or agreement.
Obsolete.
company or association.
harmony of sounds.
to associate; keep company: to consort with known criminals.
to agree or harmonize.
to associate, join, or unite.
Obsolete.
to accompany; espouse.
to sound in harmony.
Origin of consort
1Other words from consort
- con·sort·a·ble, adjective
- con·sort·er, noun
- con·sor·tion, noun
- non·con·sort·ing, adjective
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How to use consort in a sentence
Angels begin consorting with human women, and giants roam the earth.
The Backstory of ‘Noah’ Is Full of Giants, Horny Angels, and a Grieving God | Tim Townsend | March 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSalaka Gikai, 25, was accused of consorting with a married man and sentenced to receive 100 lashes.
Women in Timbuktu Were Singled Out During al Qaeda Occupation | The Telegraph | February 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTInside the Obama administration, he suffered for consorting too much with reporters.
Many of the shots show topless girls in thong bikinis consorting with VIPs, some in compromising positions.
It was quite useless for one to try to make him realize his behavior in consorting with servants as a kind of scandal.
A Traveler from Altruria: Romance | William Dean Howells
"Never," said O'Reilly, affecting an air of unconcern, very ill consorting with his pale cheek and anxious eye.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) | Charles James LeverThose tactics were simple; they consisted in preventing men from blaspheming against God and consorting with light women.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2) | Anatole FranceHun Rhavas had seen them consorting together and whispering among themselves the day of the sale of the late censor's slaves.
"Unto Caesar" | Baroness Emmuska OrczyShe had a dim recollection of having seen a worn Bible consorting oddly with the other books in that cupboard.
A German Pompadour | Marie Hay
British Dictionary definitions for consort
(intr usually foll by with) to keep company (with undesirable people); associate
(intr) to agree or harmonize
(tr) rare to combine or unite
(esp formerly)
a small group of instruments, either of the same type, such as viols, (a whole consort) or of different types (a broken consort)
(as modifier): consort music
the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
a partner or companion, esp a husband or wife
a ship that escorts another
obsolete
companionship or association
agreement or accord
Origin of consort
1Derived forms of consort
- consortable, adjective
- consorter, noun
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