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Synonyms

absonant

American

[ab-suh-nuhnt] / ˈæb sə nənt /

adjective

dissonant; discordant (usually followed by from orto ).

behavior that is absonant to nature.

Etymology

Origin of absonant

1555–65; ab- + -sonant, as in consonant, dissonant

Example Sentences

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The Poetry prize was awarded to Dionne Brand for “Nomenclature: New and Collected Poems” a collection which displays “Brand’s ongoing body of thought—trenchant, lyrical, absonant, discordant, and meaning-making,” according to the judges’ citation.

From Los Angeles Times

Adj. discordant; dissonant, absonant†; out of tune, tuneless; unmusical, untunable†; unmelodious, immelodious†; unharmonious†, inharmonious; singsong; cacophonous; harsh &c.

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