dissonant
dissonant
Definition
dis·so·nant (-nənt)
adjective
- characterized by or constituting a dissonance; discordant
- opposing in opinion, temperament, etc.; incompatible; incongruous
dis′·so·nantly adverb
dissonant
Synonyms
dissonant
modif.
Discordant
strident, inharmonious, tuneless; see harsh 1.Inconsistent
incompatible, conflicting, anomalous; see different 1, incongruous 1.
dissonant
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- chord: Is this a dissonant chord, or just wrong?
- note: The only dissonant note could come from a sibling or childhood friend.
- noise: Soaring, dissonant noises begin each song, forming a solid backbone for pretty, tinkling guitars and grinding swirls of feedback.
- voice: Oddly enough, one has to go to the MPH website to find a dissonant voice in this general hubbub of self congratulation.
- music: Colloquially, dissonant music is often described as ` ` more jarring ' ' than consonant music.
- harmony: In addition, both rhythmic and dissonant harmony are used with John Cipollina and Gary Duncan playing one against the other.
Used with adjective complement
- sound: It sounds as tho Plaid have decided that they need their music to sound dissonant for some reason.
dissonant Quotes
No sound is dissonant which tells of life.
Browse dictionary entries near dissonant
- dissonance
- dissolvent
- dissolve
- dissolution
- dissolute
- dissoluble
- dissociation
- dissociate
- dissocial
- dissociable
- dissuade
- dissuasion
- dissuasive
- dissyllable
- dissymmetry
- dist
- Dist Atty
- distaff
- distain
- distal
