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INHARMONIOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inharmonious mean? 

INHARMONIOUS (adjective)
  The adjective INHARMONIOUS has 2 senses:

1. not in harmonyplay

2. lacking in harmony of partsplay

  Familiarity information: INHARMONIOUS used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


INHARMONIOUS (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Not in harmony

Synonyms:

inharmonious; unharmonious

Similar:

discordant; disharmonious; dissonant; inharmonic (lacking in harmony)

false; off-key; sour (inaccurate in pitch)

dissonant; unresolved (characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved)

Also:

incompatible (not compatible)

Antonym:

harmonious (musically pleasing)

Derivation:

inharmoniousness (a lack of harmony)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Lacking in harmony of parts

Context example:

an inharmonious (or incongruous) mixture of architectural styles

Similar:

incongruous (lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness)

Derivation:

inharmoniousness (a lack of harmony)


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