dissonant

[ dis-uh-nuhnt ]
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adjective
  1. disagreeing or harsh in sound; discordant.

  2. out of harmony; incongruous; at variance.

  1. Music. characterized by dissonance.

Origin of dissonant

1
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, sound1) + -ant--ant

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Other words from dissonant

  • dis·so·nant·ly, adverb
  • un·dis·so·nant, adjective
  • un·dis·so·nant·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for dissonant

dissonant

/ (ˈdɪsənənt) /


adjective
  1. discordant; cacophonous

  2. incongruous or discrepant

  1. music characterized by dissonance

Origin of dissonant

1
C15: from Latin dissonāre to be discordant, from dis- 1 + sonāre to sound

Derived forms of dissonant

  • dissonantly, adverb

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