Dissonant Definition
dĭsə-nənt
adjective
Harsh and inharmonious in sound; discordant.
American Heritage
Opposing in opinion, temperament, etc.; incompatible; incongruous.
Webster's New World
Being at variance; disagreeing.
American Heritage
Characterized by or constituting a dissonance; discordant.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Dissonant
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Middle English dissonaunt from Old French dissonant from Latin dissonāns dissonant- present participle of dissonāre to be dissonant dis- apart dis– sonāre to sound swen- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle French dissonant
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