dissonant

dis·so·nant

 (dĭs′ə-nənt)

adj.

1. Harsh and inharmonious in sound; discordant.

2. Being at variance; disagreeing.

3. Music Constituting or producing a dissonance.

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[Middle English dissonaunt, from Old French dissonant, from Latin dissonāns, dissonant-, present participle of dissonāre, to be dissonant : dis-, apart; see dis- + sonāre, to sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]

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dis′so·nant·ly adv.

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dissonant

(ˈdɪsənənt)

adj

1. discordant; cacophonous

2. incongruous or discrepant

3. (Music, other) music characterized by dissonance

[C15: from Latin dissonāre to be discordant, from dis-¹ + sonāre to sound]

ˈdissonantly adv

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dis•so•nant

(ˈdɪs ə nənt)

adj.

1. disagreeing or harsh in sound; discordant.

2. disagreeing or incongruous; at variance.

3. harmonically unresolved.

[1400–50; late Middle English dissonaunte (< Anglo-French) < Latin dissonant-, s. of dissonāns, present participle of dissonāre to sound harsh]

dis′so•nant•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	dissonant - characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved unresolved music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner inharmonious, unharmonious - not in harmony
	2.	dissonant - lacking in harmony disharmonious, inharmonic, discordant inharmonious, unharmonious - not in harmony
	3.	dissonant - not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements" at variance, discrepant discordant - not in agreement or harmony; "views discordant with present-day ideas"

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dissonant

adjective

1. disagreeing, differing, at variance, dissentient All but a few dissonant voices agree.

2. discordant, harsh, jarring, grating, raucous, strident, jangling, out of tune, tuneless, cacophonous, inharmonious, unmelodious Guitarists kept strumming wildly dissonant chords.

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dissonant

adjective

1. Characterized by unpleasant discordance of sound:

cacophonous, discordant, disharmonious, inharmonic, inharmonious, rude, unharmonious, unmusical.

2. Made up of parts or qualities that are disparate or otherwise markedly lacking in consistency:

discordant, discrepant, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous, inconsistent.

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Translations

dissonante

dissonant

[ˈdɪsənənt] ADJ → disonante

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dissonant

[ˈdɪsənənt] adj

(MUSIC) [chord, harmony] → dissonant(e)

(= clashing) [voices, images] → discordant(e)

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dissonant

adj (Mus) → dissonant; (fig) opinions, temperaments → unvereinbar; colours → disharmonisch

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