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Synonyms

inconsonant

American  
[in-kon-suh-nuhnt] / ɪnˈkɒn sə nənt /

adjective

  1. not consonant or in accord.


inconsonant British  
/ ɪnˈkɒnsənənt /

adjective

  1. lacking in harmony or compatibility; discordant

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of inconsonant

First recorded in 1650–60; in- 3 + consonant

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For the reissue, Cale added eight new tracks: some alternative versions—including a second, more jarring “Heartbreak Hotel,” with distorted strings and other inconsonant noises—and some songs that didn’t make the original cut.

From The New Yorker Jan. 22, 2017

A condolatory smile, capping this enumeration, materialized on his lips; the letter was so inconsonant with the simplest precepts 35 of strategy that it elicited a kind of pity, mingled with contempt and dry amusement.

From SAT Tests

He recognized, for instance, that a blue sky above Wichita, 1923 would be totally inconsonant with the painting's overall tonality, and that it would destroy the closed ambience of Virginia City, Nevada, 1878.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Turks, after much consideration, feared that, much as they should like to be agreeable, such diplomatic action might perhaps be inconsonant with their neutrality.

From Time Magazine Archive

For the Muhammadans at least this would have at one time been considered as most inconsonant with their religion.

From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by Pennell, T. L. (Theodore Leighton)

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