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Synonyms for dissonant

Grammar : Adj
Spell : dis-uh-nuhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪs ə nənt

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Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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