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- pronunciation:
- dI
s
nnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not in harmony; discordant.
His music breaks from traditional harmonies and is intentionally dissonant.The audience cringed at the loud and highly dissonant chord.- antonyms:
- consonant, harmonious
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| definition 2: |
marked by disagreement or conflict.
She was exhausted after another dissonant meeting of the committee.- antonyms:
- consonant, harmonious
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| related words: |
harsh, incongruous, ragged |
adverb + (adj.)dissonant
however, slightly, sometimes
(adj.)dissonant
+ noun
behavior,
break,
car,
chord,
cognition,
color,
composer,
counterpoint,
edge,
effect,
experience,
guitar,
harmony,
institution,
interval,
multimedia,
music,
name,
note,
reality,
sense,
series,
sound,
soundtrack,
spring,
tone,
universe,
voice
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| derivation: |
dissonantly (adv.) |
The word dissonant
contains the following parts:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs ( dishearten
) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disaffect, disagree, disagreeable, disallow, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarray, disbelief, discard, discolor, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disdain, disengage, disgrace, disgust, dishearten, dishonest, disingenuous, disintegrate, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, dismissal, disobey, disorder, disorient, disown, disparity, dispense, displace, display, displease, displeasure, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissatisfy, dissect, dissent, dissolution, dissolve, dissonant, dissuade, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
son
Latin
root
that means sound
Example words:
consonant, consonance, dissonance, dissonant, resonant, resonate, sonant, sonata, sonic, sonnet, sonority, sonorous, supersonics, transonic, ultrasonics, unison
- synonyms:
- phon, phono, -phone, -phony
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
aberrant, accident, accidental, adherent, adjacent, affluent, agent, alterant, ambient, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, benevolent, coherent, combatant, complacent, confidant, confident, consequent, consultant, continent, conversant, current, defoliant, dependent, different, disinfectant, dissonant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, equilibrant, exorbitant, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, inadvertent, incessant, incognizant, inconsonant, indignant, informant, itinerant, malevolent, miscreant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, predominant, president, prudent, pungent, recreant, reluctant, repugnant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, tenant, transcendent, vacant, vagrant, variant, verdant
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