Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dissonant

/ˈdɪsənənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: dis-so-nant
IPA: /ˈdɪsənənt/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing; not harmonizing or melodizing.

adj

Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing or harmonizing.

Example Sentences

"The music was filled with dissonant chords."
"Alaudinov's framing of himself, and by extension of the Chechen forces under his command, as a capable defensive body is also dissonant with the widespread perception of the efficacy of Chechen forces within the wider Russian information space."

Etymology

From Middle French dissonant.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: dissonant

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈdɪsənənt/

Inflected Forms

more dissonant (comparative) most dissonant (superlative)

Derived Forms

dissonancy dissonantly undissonant

Frequently Paired Words

dissident

Synonyms

discordant cacophonic cacophonous disharmonious inharmonious at variance discrepant inharmonic

Antonyms

accordant concordant consonant harmonious melodious

Questions

How do you pronounce dissonant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪsənənt/.
What does dissonant mean?: Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing; not harmonizing or melodizing.
Where does dissonant come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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