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For better or for worse, in 'The Last Savage,' I have dared to do away completely with fashionable dissonance, and in a modest way, I have endeavored to rediscover the nobility of gracefulness and the pleasure of sweetness.
Gian Carlo Menotti

Meaning of "dissonance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISSONANCE

dissonance  [ˈdɪsənəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISSONANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dissonance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISSONANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dissonance in the English dictionary

The first definition of dissonance in the dictionary is a discordant combination of sounds. Other definition of dissonance is lack of agreement or consistency. Dissonance is also an interval or chord of this kind.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISSONANCE


assonance
ˈæsənəns
consonance
ˈkɒnsənəns
dominance
ˈdɒmɪnəns
governance
ˈɡʌvənəns
immanence
ˈɪmənəns
impermanence
ɪmˈpɜːmənəns
inconsonance
ɪnˈkɒnsənəns
maintenance
ˈmeɪntɪnəns
misgovernance
ˌmɪsˈɡʌvənəns
mountenance
ˈmaʊntənəns
mountenaunce
ˈmaʊntənəns
ordonnance
ˈɔːdənəns
permanence
ˈpɜːmənəns
pertinence
ˈpɜːtɪnəns
remanence
ˈrɛmənəns
resonance
ˈrɛzənəns
sovenance
ˈsuːvənəns
sustenance
ˈsʌstənəns
thermoremanence
ˌθɜːməʊˈrɛmənəns
unisonance
juːˈnɪsənəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISSONANCE

dissolubility
dissoluble
dissolubleness
dissolute
dissolutely
dissoluteness
dissolution
dissolutionism
dissolutionist
dissolutive
dissolvability
dissolvable
dissolvableness
dissolve
dissolvent
dissolver
dissolvings
dissonancy
dissonant
dissonantly

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISSONANCE

advance
alternance
car maintenance
care and maintenance
clinical governance
corporate governance
countenance
electron paramagnetic resonance
electron spin resonance
finance
high-maintenance
luminance
magnetic resonance
nance
nuclear magnetic resonance
ordnance
penance
predominance
provenance
refinance
sonance

Synonyms and antonyms of dissonance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISSONANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dissonance» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dissonance

Translation of «dissonance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISSONANCE

Find out the translation of dissonance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dissonance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dissonance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不和谐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disonancia
570 millions of speakers

English

dissonance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मतभेद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التنافر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

диссонанс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dissonância
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনৈক্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dissonance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekecohan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dissonanz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不協和音
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불협화음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dissonance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không hợp điệu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒலியில் ஏற்படும் முரண்பாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विसंगती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uyumsuzluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dissonanza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dysonans
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дисонанс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

disonanță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παραφωνία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onenigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dissonans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dissonans
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dissonance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISSONANCE»

The term «dissonance» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.597 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISSONANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dissonance

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10 QUOTES WITH «DISSONANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dissonance.
1
Kevin Bleyer
Am I the only one who can't seem to reconcile the grand canyon of cognitive dissonance I feel when people with much more important jobs than I have manage to score much lengthier times off?
2
Eugene Chadbourne
I think dissonance in music makes you think. It isn't, 'Oh, that's a pretty melody I can whistle.' You have to sit down and listen to tell it apart from other things.
3
Keith Jarrett
If a person plays dissonance long enough, it will sound like consonance. It's a language that was alien and then it's less and less alien as it continues to live.
4
Gian Carlo Menotti
For better or for worse, in 'The Last Savage,' I have dared to do away completely with fashionable dissonance, and in a modest way, I have endeavored to rediscover the nobility of gracefulness and the pleasure of sweetness.
5
Josh Radnor
A movie can and should have some real dissonance throughout - rage, heartache, tears, conflict, catharsis and all the other elements Aristotle demanded of a good story - but the chord has to be resolved.
6
Christian Scott
I came up with a 'forecasting cell,' which is basically a mixed intention cell or chord that is a complete hybrid of a consonance and a dissonance, and what that does when you are improvising is lead you to where you are supposed to go.
7
Eric Sevareid
I have never quite grasped the worry about the power of the press. After all, it speaks with a thousand voices, in constant dissonance.
8
J. Tillman
My last album as J. Tillman, 'Singing Ax,' that was really a premeditated death rattle of the aesthetic precedent I had set. I realized I wasn't creating spontaneously; I was enforcing all these parameters. I was too self-loathing or something, and there was this obvious dissonance between my conversational voice and creative voice.
9
Mark Vonnegut
Art is lunging forward without certainty about where you are going or how to get there, being open to and dependent on what luck, the paint, the typo, the dissonance, give you. Without art you're stuck with yourself as you are and life as you think life is.
10
Eric Whitacre
When I had my first experiences of choral singing, the dissonance of those close harmonies was so exquisite that I would giggle or I would tear up, and I felt it in a physical way.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISSONANCE»

Discover the use of dissonance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dissonance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dissonance: The Turbulent Days Between Fort Sumter and Bull Run
Reprint. Praise for "Donnybrook" "This is history as it should be written.
David Detzer, 2007
2
Intentional Dissonance
It's been 10 years since the world officially ended.
Iain S. Thomas, pleasefindthis, 2012
3
A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
Originally published: Evanston, Ill.: Row, Peterson, c1957.
Leon Festinger, 1962
4
Dissonance
With extraordinary sensitivity, the author unfolds the story of a woman musician inheriting the “score” of another woman’s life, reconciling its themes of self-discovery with the processes of self-discovery in her own life, and, ...
Lisa Lenard-Cook, 2014
5
Cognitive Dissonance: 50 Years of a Classic Theory
In this book, he provides a brilliant and engagingly-written review of the 50-year history of dissonance research and a masterful account of the ensuing developments in the theory.
Joel Cooper, 2007
6
Dissonance
15-year-old Erwin is forced to tackle scales and studies for six hours a day by his mother, Madge, who is determined to produce Australia's first great pianist.
Stephen Orr, 2011
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Dissonance
In this inventive romantic thriller, Del has the power to navigate between alternate realities—and the power to save multiple worlds.
Erica O'Rourke, 2014
8
Dissonance
Matthias McGaughey checks into his new dormitory, dreading the new year, new people, and new dangers.
Sonja Spencer, 2009
9
A Radical Dissonance Theory
The aim of the Series is to publish and promote the highest quality of writing in European social psychology.
Jean-Léon Beauvois, Robert-Vincent Joule, Robert Joule, 1996
10
The Dissonance of Democracy: Listening, Conflict, and ...
Bickford's analysis draws on the work of Aristotle and of Hannah Arendt to establish the conflictual and contentious character of politics.
Susan Bickford, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISSONANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dissonance is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cognitive dissonance of the highest order
Cognitive dissonance of the highest order. By James Longstreet. Cognitive dissonance is defined as such: Anxiety that results from ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
2
FBI Director Says Scientists Are Wrong, Pitches Imaginary Solution …
... does his head not explode from cognitive dissonance when he repeats he has no tech expertise, then insists everyone who does is wrong? «The Intercept - First Look Media, Jul 15»
3
An Interview With Woody Allen
When I did “Love and Death” I first put Stravinsky behind it, and Stravinsky didn't work because of all the atonality and dissonance. When we ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
Rereading 'To Kill a Mockingbird': It lingers, but not in the way he …
Dissonance? Yes, because even the most sympathetic characters in the novel regard racism with what seems a nonchalance that I didn't recall. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
5
What Moon Things Have Huge Sound, Will Travel
... a dynamic album possessed of eerie quiet, bursts of dissonance, and a rousing, anthemic spirit throughout. Harms's guitar sets shoegaze ... «Village Voice, Jul 15»
6
Internet of things will 'aggravate' data privacy compliance problems …
In its report on personal data and privacy (199-page / 1.26MB PDF), WIK-Consult said there is "no single solution" to address that "dissonance", ... «Out-Law.com, Jul 15»
7
Why We Are Pretending UnREAL Is Telling Us Something About …
Or perhaps the issue here is a matter of dissonance. We aren't watching reality television because we believe in it. We have seen enough ... «National Ave, Jul 15»
8
Vision Festival Celebrates Jazz, Both Past and Future
Among the myriad forms of dissonance associated with jazz's avant-garde, the most pernicious might be an inconsistency of tense — as in past, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
Obama, gay marriage, God and Petrowski
He is saying gay marriage is illegitimate, that gay, married Christians live with a twisted cognitive dissonance and are not really Christians at all. «St. Catharines Standard, Jul 15»
10
Reform Jews can die for Israel, but not all would be buried as Jews
But the dissonance between the stance of official Israel and the phenomenon of legions of committed non-Orthodox Jews was spotlighted this ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»

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