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inconsonant

[ in-kon-suh-nuh nt ]
/ ɪnˈkɒn sə nənt /
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adjective

not consonant or in accord.

RELATED WORDS

incorrect, tasteless, unsuitable, unseemly, improper, wrong, irrelevant, disproportionate, conflicting, inappropriate, incongruous, irreconcilable, inconsistent, unsuited, distasteful, vile, incompatible, objectionable, disgusting, odious

Nearby words

inconsiderable, inconsiderate, inconsistency, inconsistent, inconsolable, inconsonant, inconspicuous, inconstant, inconsumable, incontestability clause, incontestable

Origin of inconsonant

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

Related forms

in·con·so·nance, nounin·con·so·nant·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for inconsonant

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

    The Philosophy of Spinoza|Baruch de Spinoza

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

    Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier|T. L. Pennell

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

    A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson

British Dictionary definitions for inconsonant

inconsonant

/ (ɪnˈkɒnsənənt) /

adjective

lacking in harmony or compatibility; discordant

Derived Forms

inconsonance, nouninconsonantly, adverb
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