dis·so·nant

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• dis´so|nant|ly — dis|so|nant «DIHS uh nuhnt», adjective. 1. harsh in tone or sound; clashing; not harmonious: »No sound is dissonant which tells of life (Samuel Taylor Coleridge). SYNONYM(S): incongruous, discordant. 2. Music. marked by dissonance; discordant:… …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|so|nant — «DIHS uh nuhnt», adjective. 1. harsh in tone or sound; clashing; not harmonious: »No sound is dissonant which tells of life (Samuel Taylor Coleridge). SYNONYM(S): incongruous, discordant. 2. Music. marked by dissonance; discordant: »This music… …   Useful english dictionary

• dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

• nant — ab·so·nant; al·tis·o·nant; an·ti·det·o·nant; be·nig·nant; be·nig·nant·ly; con·glu·ti·nant; con·so·nant·ism; con·so·nant·ly; con·so·nant·ness; con·tam·i·nant; cul·mi·nant; dis·so·nant; dom·i·nant·ly; elim·i·nant; em·a·nant; ex·am·i·nant;… …   English syllables

• dis|crim|i|nant — «dihs KRIHM uh nuhnt», noun. 1. anything which serves as a discriminating or distinguishing quality or characteristic: »Length of flower stalk is another useful discriminant (R. H. Richens). 2. Mathematics. an algebraic expression used to… …   Useful english dictionary

• dissonant — dis·so·nant …   English syllables

• dissonantly — dis·so·nant·ly …   English syllables

• dissonant — dis•so•nant [[t]ˈdɪs ə nənt[/t]] adj. 1) disagreeing or harsh in sound; discordant 2) disagreeing or incongruous; at variance 3) mad harmonically unresolved • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME dissonaunte (< AF) < L dissonant , s. of dissonāns,… …   From formal English to slang

• dissonance — dis|so|nance [ dısənəns ] noun count or uncount 1. ) FORMAL a situation in which ideas or actions are opposed to each other 2. ) TECHNICAL an unpleasant sound created when musical notes played together are not in HARMONY ╾ dis|so|nant adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dissonant — dis|so|nant Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català