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View synonyms for inconsonant

inconsonant

[ in-kon-suh-nuhnt ]

adjective

  1. not consonant or in accord.


inconsonant

/ 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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Derived Forms

  • inˈconsonance, noun
  • inˈconsonantly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • in·conso·nance noun
  • in·conso·nant·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inconsonant1

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

He had not thought this of Bassett; it was inconsonant with the character of man he still believed Morton Bassett to be.

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

The dish was hounded down as something too utterly inconsonant with the culinary decencies of civilisation.

Discretion, as he had already learned and later formally stated and proved, was not inconsonant with rational valor.

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