Dissonant

Dissonant
Dissonant Dis"so*nant, a. [L. dissonans, -antis, p. pr. of dissonare to disagree in sound, be discordant; dis- + sonare to sound: cf. F. dissonant. See {Sonant}.] 1. Sounding harshly; discordant; unharmonious. [1913 Webster]

With clamor of voices dissonant and loud. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

2. Disagreeing; incongruous; discrepant, -- with from or to. ``Anything dissonant to truth.'' --South. [1913 Webster]

What can be dissonant from reason and nature than that a man, naturally inclined to clemency, should show himself unkind and inhuman? --Hakewill. [1913 Webster]


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  • dissonant — dissonant, ante [ disɔnɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1450; de dissoner ♦ Qui fait dissonance. Sons dissonants. ⇒ discordant. Mus. Accord dissonant (ex. accord de septième). ⇒ dissonance. « ces harmonies dissonantes, étranges, toujours tristes » (Loti). ♢ Fig …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • dissonant — dissonant, ante (di sso nan, nan t ) adj. 1°   Qui ne s accorde pas, qui forme ensemble un son désagréable à l oreille. Cris dissonants. Voix dissonante. Instrument dissonant.    Fig. •   S il est au fond de l âme du personnage qu il introduit un …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • dissonant — DISSONANT, ANTE. adject. Qui n est point d accord, qui n est pas dans le ton. Il ne se dit qu en Musique, et en parlant Des voix et des instrumens. Cette voix est dissonante. Cet instrument est fort dissonant …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • dissonant — early 15c., from M.Fr. dissonant and directly from L. dissonantem (nom. dissonans), prp. of dissonare differ in sound, from dis apart (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + sonare to sound (see SOUND (Cf. sound) (n.1 …   Etymology dictionary

  • dissonant — [adj1] different, conflicting anomalous, at variance, differing, disagreeing, disconsonant, discordant, discrepant, dissentient, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, irreconcilable, irregular, sour note*, unmixable;… …   New thesaurus

  • dissonant — index deranged, deviant, different, discordant, dissenting, divisive, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt …   Law dictionary

  • dissonant — dissonant:⇨misstönend …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • dissonant — Dissonant, m. acut. voyez Discordant …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • dissonant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) Music sounding harsh or discordant. 2) unsuitable in combination; clashing. DERIVATIVES dissonance noun dissonantly adverb. ORIGIN from Latin dissonare be discordant , from sonare to sound …   English terms dictionary

  • dissonant — [dis′ənənt] adj. 1. characterized by or constituting a dissonance; discordant 2. opposing in opinion, temperament, etc.; incompatible; incongruous dissonantly adv …   English World dictionary

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