discordant
11discordant — [adj] not in harmony; conflicting antagonistic, antipathetic, at odds, cacophonous, clashing, contradictory, contrarient, contrary, different, disagreeing, discrepant, dissonant, divergent, grating, harsh, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent …
12discordant — [dis kôrd′ nt] adj. [ME discordaunt < OFr descordant, prp. of descorder: see DISCORD] 1. not in accord; disagreeing; conflicting 2. not in harmony; dissonant; clashing discordance n. discordancy discordantly adv …
13Discordant — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Discordant (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on discordant instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/discordant …
14discordant — adjective 1 strike/sound a discordant note literary to seem strange and unsuitable in relation to everything around: The modern decor strikes a discordant note in this 17th century building. 2 a discordant sound is unpleasant because it is made… …
15discordant — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. being at variance ; disagreeing < discordant opinions > b. quarrelsome < a discordant family > 2. relating to a discord < a discordant tone > • discordantly …
16DISCORDANT — ANTE. adj. T. de Musique. Qui n est point d accord, ou qu on ne peut que difficilement accorder. Voix discordante. Instrument discordant. Ton discordant. On dit dans un sens analogue, Chant discordant. Il se dit quelquefois, par extension, Des… …
17discordant — dis|cord|ant [dısˈko:dənt US o:r ] adj 1.) formal a discordant sound is unpleasant because it is made up of musical notes that do not go together well 2.) literary strange, wrong, or unsuitable in relation to everything around ≠ ↑harmonious ▪ The …
18discordant — [[t]dɪskɔ͟ː(r)d(ə)nt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is discordant is strange or unpleasant because it does not fit in with other things. His agenda is discordant and out of time with ours. Syn: incongruous 2) ADJ GRADED A discordant sound or… …
19discordant — discordantly, adv. /dis kawr dnt/, adj. 1. being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions. 2. disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh. 3. Geol. (of strata) structurally unconformable. [1250 1300; ME discordaunt < AF < L… …
20discordant — dis|cor|dant [ dıs kɔrdnt ] adjective 1. ) not matching other things and therefore strange or unpleasant 2. ) FORMAL in which there are a lot of disagreements: discordant marital relationships 3. ) discordant music sounds strange because it… …
