discordant
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dis·cor·dant
(dĭ-skôr′dnt)adj.
1. Not being in accord; conflicting.
2. Disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant.
dis·cor′dan·cy n.
dis·cor′dant·ly adv.
discordant
(dɪsˈkɔːdənt)adj
1. at variance; disagreeing
2. harsh in sound; inharmonious
disˈcordantly adv
dis•cord•ant
(dɪsˈkɔr dnt)adj.
1. being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous.
2. disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
[1250–1300; Middle English discordaunt < Anglo-French < Latin]
dis•cord′ant•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | discordant - not in agreement or harmony; "views discordant with present-day ideas" accordant - being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; "a place perfectly accordant with man's nature"-Thomas Hardy |
2. | discordant - lacking in harmony inharmonious, unharmonious - not in harmony |
discordant
adjective
1. disagreeing, conflicting, clashing, different, opposite, contrary, at odds, contradictory, inconsistent, incompatible, incongruous, divergent He displays attitudes and conduct discordant with his culture.
2. harsh, jarring, grating, strident, shrill, jangling, dissonant, cacophonous, inharmonious, unmelodious They produced a discordant sound.
discordant
adjective1. Devoid of harmony and accord:
2. Made up of parts or qualities that are disparate or otherwise markedly lacking in consistency:
3. Characterized by unpleasant discordance of sound:
Translations
disonančnínesouhlasnýv neshodě
uharmonisk
epäsointuinenriitasointuinen
disszonánsdiszharmonikus
ósamstæîur; ósamhljóîa
disonantnýnezhodný
ahenksizuyumsuz
discordant
[dɪsˈkɔːrdənt] adj [groups, opinions] → discordant(e), dissonant(e)
to strike a discordant note (= seem out of place) → détonner
to strike a discordant note (= seem out of place) → détonner
(MUSIC) → dissonant(e)
discordant
adj opinions, colours → nicht miteinander harmonierend; sound → misstönend; meeting, atmosphere → unharmonisch; (Mus) → disharmonisch; to strike a discordant note (fig) → einen falschen Ton anschlagen
discord
(ˈdiskoːd) noun1. disagreement or quarrelling.
2. in music, a group of notes played together which give a jarring sound.
disˈcordant adjective