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.

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

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.

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"

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.

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.

Translations

dissonante

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