dis·so·nant (d s  -nnt)adj. 1. Harsh and inharmonious in sound; discordant. 2. Being at variance; disagreeing. 3. Music Constituting or producing a dissonance. [Middle English dissonaunt, from Old French dissonant, from Latin disson  ns, dissonant-, present participle of dissonre, to be dissonant : dis-, apart; see dis- + sonre, to sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]dis so·nant·ly adv. |
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| Adj. | 1. | dissonant - characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically 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 inharmonious, unharmonious - not in harmony | |
| 3. | dissonant - not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements" discordant - not in agreement or harmony; "views discordant with present-day ideas" |
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