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DISSONANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dissonant mean? 

DISSONANT (adjective)
  The adjective DISSONANT has 3 senses:

1. characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolvedplay

2. lacking in harmonyplay

3. not in accordplay

  Familiarity information: DISSONANT used as an adjective is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


DISSONANT (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved

Synonyms:

dissonant; unresolved

Similar:

inharmonious; unharmonious (not in harmony)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Derivation:

dissonance (the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience)

dissonate (cause to sound harsh and unpleasant)

dissonate (be dissonant or harsh)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Lacking in harmony

Synonyms:

discordant; disharmonious; dissonant; inharmonic

Similar:

inharmonious; unharmonious (not in harmony)

Derivation:

dissonance (disagreeable sounds)


Sense 3

Meaning:

Not in accord

Synonyms:

at variance; discrepant; dissonant

Context example:

widely discrepant statements

Similar:

discordant (not in agreement or harmony)


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