Antonyms for dissonant
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : dis-uh-nuhnt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪs ə nənt |
Definition of dissonant
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French dissonant and directly from Latin dissonantem (nominative dissonans), present participle of dissonare "differ in sound," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + sonare "to sound" (see sonata).
- adj different, conflicting
- adj unharmonious
- She was fitted to this landscape, whereas the other woman was alien and dissonant.
- Extract from : « The Forester's Daughter » by Hamlin Garland
- Cicero found it barren and dissonant, and as such he had to deal with it.
- Extract from : « Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) » by John Henry Newman
- Their apparel is indifferent, so it be dissonant from the laity.
- Extract from : « Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages » by Edward Lewes Cutts
- They were taller and bulkier than the Cambrians, and were speaking a dissonant English jargon.
- Extract from : « Wild Wales » by George Borrow
- The ringers cracked a bell in Briarfield belfry; it is dissonant to this day.
- Extract from : « Shirley » by Charlotte Bront
- My mother's aversions and attachments, habits and views, were dissonant with my own.
- Extract from : « Ormond, Volume III (of 3) » by Charles Brockden Brown
- Even Strabo omits some names, because they were too rough and dissonant.
- Extract from : « A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. » by Jacob Bryant
- There are no perfect chords, dissonant chords or false chords.
- Extract from : « Musical Memories » by Camille Saint-Sans
- Are consecutive major thirds justly regarded as harsh and dissonant?
- Extract from : « Studies in Modern Music, Second Series » by W. H. Hadow
- The snarling growls now rose to shrieks, and the croaking quocks to loud, dissonant cries.
- Extract from : « Happy Days for Boys and Girls » by Various
Synonyms for dissonant
- anomalous
- at variance
- cacophonic
- cacophonous
- differing
- disagreeing
- disconsonant
- discordant
- discrepant
- disharmonic
- disharmonious
- dissentient
- grating
- harsh
- incompatible
- incongruent
- incongruous
- inconsistent
- inconsonant
- inharmonic
- inharmonious
- irreconcilable
- irregular
- jangling
- jarring
- out of tune
- raucous
- sour note
- strident
- tuneless
- unmelodious
- unmixable
- unmusical
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