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    dissonant
    /ˈdɪsənənt/

    adjective

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISSONANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    not agreeing with or not the same as other things, usually in a way that is strange or hard to accept: Amid the celebrations over the passage of the reform bill this week, one dissonant voice could be heard. Fewer examples. Roosters break into a dissonant chorus at dawn.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dissonantDissonant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    If things don't go together well, you can call them dissonant. Dissonant voices are saying different things. Dissonant clothing choices clash. Dissonant chords lack harmony.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dissonantDissonant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : marked by dissonance : discordant. 2. : incongruous. 3. : harmonically unresolved. dissonantly adverb. Did you know? The root of "dissonant" is the Latin verb sonare. Can you guess what "sonare" means? Here's a hint: some related derivatives are "sonata," "supersonic," and "resonance."

  5. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › dissonantdissonant - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 19, 2024 · (of sounds or music, literal) Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing; not harmonizing or melodizing. Synonyms: discordant; cacophonic, cacophonous. Antonyms: accordant, concordant, consonant; harmonious; melodious. Hyponyms: disharmonious, inharmonious; unmelodious. The music was filled with dissonant chords.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › dissonantDISSONANT Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Dissonant is an adjective used to describe noise that’s harsh and inharmonious. It’s also used to describe things that are in stark disagreement or that lack consistency. In both cases, a close synonym is discordant .

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › dissonantDissonant - definition of dissonant by The Free Dictionary

    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 dissonāns, dissonant-, present participle of dissonāre, to be dissonant : dis-, apart; see dis- + sonāre, to sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdissonant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of dissonant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISSONANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. disagreeing or harsh in sound; discordant. 2. out of harmony; incongruous; at variance. 3.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDISSONANT - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    1. characterized by or constituting a dissonance; discordant. [...] 2. opposing in opinion, temperament, etc.; incompatible; incongruous. [...] More. Synonyms of 'dissonant' • disagreeing, differing, at variance, dissentient [...] • discordant, harsh, jarring, grating [...] More. Examples of 'dissonant' in a sentence.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › dissonant_adjdissonant, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French dissonant; Latin dissonānt-em, dissonāre.