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dissonant

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɪsənənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dis′ə nənt)

dis•so•nant (dis′ə nənt),USA pronunciation adj.

disagreeing or harsh in sound;
discordant.
out of harmony;
incongruous;
at variance.
Music and Dancecharacterized by dissonance.

Latin dissonant- (stem of dissonāns, present participle of dissonāre to sound harsh), equivalent. to disson- (derivative of dissonus discordant; see dis-¹, sound) + -ant- -ant
Anglo-French)
late Middle English dissonaunte (1400–50

dis′so•nant•ly, adv.

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dissonant /ˈdɪsənənt/ adj

discordant; cacophonous
incongruous or discrepant
characterized by dissonance

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin dissonāre to be discordant, from dis-¹ + sonāre to sound

dis•so•nance /ˈdɪsənəns/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

harsh sound;
discord:the dissonance of the untuned violins.
lack of harmony or agreement:no way to reconcile such dissonance of opinion.

dis•so•nant, adj.: dissonant colors.See -son-.

dis•so•nance (dis′ə nəns),USA pronunciation n.

inharmonious or harsh sound;
discord;
cacophony.
Music and Dance
- a simultaneous combination of tones conventionally accepted as being in a state of unrest and needing completion.
- an unresolved, discordant chord or interval. Cf. consonance (def. 3). See illus. under resolution.
disagreement or incongruity.

Late Latin dissonantia, equivalent. to disson- (see dissonant) + -antia -ance
1565–75

'dissonant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

absurd - discord - prepare - resolution - resolve - absonant - bop - cacophonous - consonant - discordant - dissonance - harsh - inharmonic - preparation - progressive jazz - unmusical

Synonyms: strident, inharmonious, tuneless, harsh, discordant, more...

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