dissonant

Speech parts

1. dissonant - Adjective

2. dissonant - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Sounding harshly; discordant; unharmonious.

Disagreeing; incongruous; discrepant, -- with from or to.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

discordant unresolved inharmonic discrepant disharmonious at variance different harsh loud conflicting incompatible inconsistent disparate grating clashing
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Antonyms

same similar consonant symphonic silken musical
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Anagrams

nonsadist

Examples

desires at variance with his duty Source: Internet

widely discrepant statements Source: Internet

As an American who studied and worked in Paris, Thomson also throws in a little of the French Impressionist stuff (whole-tone scales) and the ‘20s modernist stuff (some pleasingly dissonant counterpoint). Source: Internet

As explained in the following paragraphs, consonant intervals produce a sensation of relaxation and dissonant intervals a sensation of tension. Source: Internet

As trance is more melodic and harmonic than other electronic dance music, the construction of trance tracks in the proper way is particularly important in order to avoid dissonant (or "key clashing," i.e., out of tune with one another) mixes. Source: Internet

Apart from this categorization, intervals can also be divided into consonant and dissonant. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dissonance dissonance reduction dissonancy dissonantly dissonate dissophyte