dissonant

Definitions


[ˈdɪsənənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- lacking harmony
(e.g: irregular, dissonant chords)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘clashing’): from Old French, or from Latin dissonant- ‘being discordant’, from the verb dissonare, from dis- ‘apart’ + sonare ‘to sound’




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