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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•so•nant (dis′ə nənt),USA pronunciation adj. - disagreeing or harsh in sound;
discordant. - out of harmony;
incongruous;
at variance. - Music and Dancecharacterized by dissonance.
- Latin dissonant- (stem of dissonāns, present participle of dissonāre to sound harsh), equivalent. to disson- (derivative of dissonus discordant; see dis-1, sound) + -ant- -ant
- Anglo-French)
- late Middle English dissonaunte (1400–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged incompatible, incongruent, inconsistent.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dissonant /ˈdɪsənənt/ adj - discordant; cacophonous
- incongruous or discrepant
- characterized by dissonance
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin dissonāre to be discordant, from dis-1 + sonāre to sound dis•so•nance /ˈdɪsənəns/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- harsh sound;
discord:the dissonance of the untuned violins. - lack of harmony or agreement:no way to reconcile such dissonance of opinion.
dis•so•nant, adj.: dissonant colors.See -son-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•so•nance (dis′ə nəns),USA pronunciation n. - inharmonious or harsh sound;
discord;
cacophony. - Music and Dance
- a simultaneous combination of tones conventionally accepted as being in a state of unrest and needing completion.
- an unresolved, discordant chord or interval. Cf. consonance (def. 3). See illus. under resolution.
- disagreement or incongruity.
- Late Latin dissonantia, equivalent. to disson- (see dissonant) + -antia -ance
- 1565–75
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