dissonant

dis·so·nant  (ds-nnt)

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 dissonns, dissonant-, present participle of dissonre, to be dissonant : dis-, apart; see dis- + sonre, to sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]

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disso·nant·ly adv.

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dissonant [ˈdɪsənənt]

adj

1. discordant; cacophonous

2. incongruous or discrepant

3. (Music, other) Music characterized by dissonance

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

dissonantly  adv

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.

Translations

dissonant [ˈdɪsənənt] ADJ → disonante

dissonant [ˈdɪsənənt] adj

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

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

dissonant

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