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- Dictionarycacophonous/kəˈkɒfənəs/
adjective
- 1. involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds: "the cacophonous sound of slot machines"
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having an unpleasant mixture of sounds: We woke up to the cacophonous sound of birds. The restaurant is a cacophonous, high-ceilinged room. Synonyms. discordant. dissonant formal or specialized. grating. harsh (TOO STRONG) shrill. strident (LOUD) tuneless. Opposites. euphonious formal. harmonious (MUSIC) melodious formal. tuneful. See. cacophony.
The meaning of CACOPHONOUS is marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding. How to use cacophonous in a sentence.
(kəkɒfənəs ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe a mixture of sounds as cacophonous, you mean that they are loud and unpleasant. ...the cacophonous beat of pop music. Synonyms: discordant, harsh, jarring, grating More Synonyms of cacophonous. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
1. : harsh or jarring sound : dissonance sense 2. specifically : harshness in the sound of words or phrases. 2. : an incongruous or chaotic mixture : a striking combination. a cacophony of color. a cacophony of smells. Did you know? Cacophony Is a Noisy Word.
The adjective cacophonous describes loud, harsh sounds, like the cacophonous racket your brother and his band mates make while trying to learn how to play their instruments. To correctly pronounce cacophonous, accent the second syllable: "cuh-CAW-fuh-nus."
Cacophonous definition: having a harsh or discordant sound.. See examples of CACOPHONOUS used in a sentence.
noun [ S ] uk / kəˈkɒf.ə.ni / us / kəˈkɑː.fə.ni / Add to word list. an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds: What a cacophony! As we entered the farmyard we were met with a cacophony of animal sounds. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Noise & noisy. abuzz. bang something out. barky. bash something out. blast. boisterously. brouhaha. clamour
Definition of cacophonous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define cacophonous. cacophonous synonyms, cacophonous pronunciation, cacophonous translation, English dictionary definition of cacophonous. adj. Having a harsh, unpleasant sound; discordant. ca·coph′o·nous·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Having a harsh, unpleasant sound; discordant. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Synonyms: cacophonic. raucous. offkey. noisy. harsh. sour. strident. dissonant. discordant. rude. unharmonious. unmusical. inharmonic. inharmonious. disharmonious. Antonyms: euphonious. quiet. Origin of Cacophonous.
