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- Dictionarydissonant/ˈdɪsənənt/
adjective
- 1. lacking harmony: "irregular, dissonant chords" Similar Opposite
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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.
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 .
The meaning of DISSONANT is marked by dissonance : discordant. How to use dissonant in a sentence. Did you know?
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 .]
3 meanings: 1. discordant; cacophonous 2. incongruous or discrepant 3. music characterized by dissonance.... Click for more definitions.
Dissonant doesn't have to describe just music or sounds. It can also refer to something that clashes or doesn't fit well together. When two people's versions of a story are dissonant, that means they don't match.
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Definition of dissonant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1400–50; late Middle English dissonaunte (<Anglo-French ) <Latin dissonant-(stem of dissonāns, present participle of dissonāre to sound harsh), equivalent to disson-(derivative of dissonus discordant; see dis-1, sound 1) + -ant--ant
Opposing in opinion, temperament, etc.; incompatible; incongruous. Webster's New World. Being at variance; disagreeing. American Heritage. Characterized by or constituting a dissonance; discordant. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: inharmonic. disharmonious. discordant. discrepant. at variance. unresolved. inconsistent. irregular.
