Antonyms for discordance
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dis-kawr-dns |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈkɔr dns |
Definition of discordance
Origin :- mid-14c.; see discord (v.) + -ance.
- noun conflict
- Even when unconscious the strange being had an aura of discordance about its mind.
- Extract from : « The Short Life » by Francis Donovan
- These sounds, despite their discordance, are sweet to those now hearing them.
- Extract from : « The Flag of Distress » by Mayne Reid
- The other was to be found in the discordance of the component parts of the Empire.
- Extract from : « The Holy Roman Empire » by James Bryce
- The effects of this discordance have been, and continue to be positively incalculable.
- Extract from : « A Short History of English Music » by Ernest Ford
- The latter is imperfection only; the former deadness or discordance.
- Extract from : « The Seven Lamps of Architecture » by John Ruskin
- His endeavor to meet and harmonize this discordance is called sin.
- Extract from : « Idolatry » by Julian Hawthorne
- From somewhere the discordance of a Victrola jarred on Lane's sensitive ears.
- Extract from : « The Day of the Beast » by Zane Grey
- The clatter and commotion echoed to the hurry and discordance of the fugitive's ideas.
- Extract from : « Dombey and Son » by Charles Dickens
- A discordance in music hurts a nice ear; a false attitude or motion in dancing equally offends the judicious eye.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on the Art of Dancing » by Giovanni-Andrea Gallini
- The only discordance came from a snoring sleeper, and the coughing sheep with dust in their throats.
- Extract from : « My First Summer in the Sierra » by John Muir
Synonyms for discordance
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