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inharmonic

[in-hahr-mon-ik]

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adjective

not harmonic; dissonant.

Origin of inharmonic

First recorded in 1820–30; in-³ + harmonic

Related formsin·har·mo·ny

[in-hahr-muh-nee] /ɪnˈhɑr mə ni/, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for inharmonic

discordant, jarring, raucous, antagonistic, antipathetic, cacophonous, clashing, contradictory, contrary, different, discrepant, dissonant, divergent, grating, harsh, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, opposite, quarreling

Examples from the Web for inharmonic

Historical Examples of inharmonic

From the post came the occasional note of an inharmonic drum, struck without rhythm by a hand gone lax.
The Covered Wagon
Emerson Hough
If one of them is present in a high degree, and the others in a low degree, the whole is inharmonic, and not highly advantageous.
Folkways
William Graham Sumner