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Of or pertaining to dissonance.
The music was filled with dissonant chords.
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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 — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
