discordancy
Americannoun
plural
discordanciesEtymology
Origin of discordancy
First recorded in 1600–10; discordance + -y 3
Example Sentences
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The discordancy is so intriguing — like learning that Katharine Graham went to nude encounter sessions at Esalen, or Alan Greenspan was once in a Lynyrd Skynyrd cover band.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2021
"The idea is to explore romantic loss, with its underlying discordancy and stress," says Wheeldon.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the latter case they offend each other by pity, or by reproach; and the discordancy carries itself to matters of commerce.
From The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 by Paine, Thomas
It seemed as if there was not, and never could be in this world, any help for the dumb discordancy between her father and his wife.
From Wives and Daughters by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
Hence the sad discordancy of so many of the spiritual judgments of human beings; a discordancy which will be brought home to us acutely enough before these lectures end.
From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William
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