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It is conventional to call 'monster' any blending of dissonant elements. I call 'monster' every original inexhaustible beauty.
Alfred Jarry

Meaning of "dissonant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DISSONANT

From Latin dissonāre to be discordant, from dis-1 + sonāre to sound.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DISSONANT

dissonant  [ˈdɪsənənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISSONANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dissonant is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISSONANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Consonance and dissonance

In music, a consonance is a harmony, chord, or interval considered stable, as opposed to a dissonance, which is considered unstable. In more general usage, a consonance is a combination of notes that sound pleasant to most people when played at the same time; dissonance is a combination of notes that sound harsh or unpleasant to most people. This is a cultural concept as musics other than those from the western art music tradition, e.g. Balkan, Arabic, Chinese, do not follow this definition.

Definition of dissonant in the English dictionary

The first definition of dissonant in the dictionary is discordant; cacophonous. Other definition of dissonant is incongruous or discrepant. Dissonant is also characterized by dissonance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISSONANT


absonant
ˈæbsənənt
altisonant
ælˈtɪsənənt
assonant
ˈæsənənt
consonant
ˈkɒnsənənt
covenant
ˈkʌvənənt
Davenant
ˈdævənənt
emanant
ˈɛmənənt
horrisonant
hɒˈrɪsənənt
immanent
ˈɪmənənt
impermanent
ɪmˈpɜːmənənt
inconsonant
ɪnˈkɒnsənənt
multisonant
mʌlˈtɪsənənt
nonpermanent
nɒnˈpɜːmənənt
nonresonant
ˌnɒnˈrɛzənənt
permanent
ˈpɜːmənənt
remanent
ˈrɛmənənt
resonant
ˈrɛzənənt
semiconsonant
ˌsɛmɪˈkɒnsənənt
semipermanent
ˌsɛmɪˈpɜːmənənt
unisonant
juːˈnɪsənənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISSONANT

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISSONANT

antiozonant
coronal consonant
determinant
dominant
double consonant
imploded consonant
lieutenant
linking consonant
malignant
pennant
poignant
predominant
pregnant
recombinant
remnant
sonant
stagnant
stop consonant
tenant
tonant

Synonyms and antonyms of dissonant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISSONANT»

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

Translation of «dissonant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISSONANT

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

Translator English - Chinese

不搭调
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disonante
570 millions of speakers

English

dissonant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कर्कश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نشاز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

диссонирует
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dissonante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেসুরো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dissonant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Disonant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dissonant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不協和音の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불협화음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dissonant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chói tai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இசையின் இசையொவ்வாமையை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निर्दय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

akortsuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dissonante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dissonant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дисонує
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

disonante
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράφωνος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dissonante
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dissonanta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dissonerende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dissonant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISSONANT»

The term «dissonant» is regularly used and occupies the 90.021 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISSONANT» OVER TIME

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

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4 QUOTES WITH «DISSONANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dissonant.
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Brian Greene
The tantalizing discomfort of perplexity is what inspires otherwise ordinary men and women to extraordinary feats of ingenuity and creativity; nothing quite focuses the mind like dissonant details awaiting harmonious resolution.
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Petra Haden
I wish I finished music school, because then I feel like I could talk more about the dissonant notes.
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Alfred Jarry
It is conventional to call 'monster' any blending of dissonant elements. I call 'monster' every original inexhaustible beauty.
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Alan Price
The Animals were a very separate and dissonant group at the time. We came from different backgrounds, different areas - we didn't even come from the same town, basically.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISSONANT»

Discover the use of dissonant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dissonant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dissonant Disabilities: Women with Chronic Illnesses Explore ...
This much-needed collection of original articles invites the reader to examine the key issues in the lives of women with chronic illnesses.
Diane Lynn Driedger, Diane Driedger, Michelle K. Owen, 2008
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Dissonant Identities: The Rock'n'Roll Scene in Austin, Texas
A fascinating analysis of the music scene in Austin, Texas.
Barry Shank, 1994
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Dissonant Divas in Chicana Music: The Limits of la Onda
Explores the resounding musical performances of Mexican American women such as Chelo Silva, Eva Ybarra, Eva Garza, and Selena within Tejano/Chicano music
Deborah R. Vargas, 2012
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Dissonant Lives: Generations and Violence Through the German ...
Examines ways in which Germans of different generations lived through the violent eruptions and rapid regime changes of the 20th century, revealing striking generational patterns.
Mary Fulbrook, 2011
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Dissonant Worlds: Roger Vandersteene Among the Cree
Roger Vandersteene Among the Cree Earle H. Waugh. religiously encoded. These are really individuals who operate beyond the formula, in the betwixt and between world of interstitial reality. Rogier Vandersteene was a man with such an  ...
Earle H. Waugh, 2010
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The Dissonant Legacy of Modernismo: Lugones, Herrera Y ...
"Kirkpatrick offers us a brilliant, sensitive and convincing reappraisal of both "modernismo" and the special role of Leopoldo Lugones as innovator and forerunner of vanguardism in Spanish America.
Gwen Kirkpatrick, 1989
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Demon Prince: The Dissonant Worlds of Jack Vance
A study of the work of John Holbrook Vance (the nom-de-plume on his mystery novels), who is most famous as science fiction writer Jack Vance. The Milford Series: Popular Writers of Today, Vol. 40.
Jack Rawlins, 1986
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Dissonant heritage: the management of the past as a resource ...
A lucid philosophical, theoretical, and practical guide to the creation of an authentic and realistic interpretation of heritage.
J. E. Tunbridge, Gregory John Ashworth, 1996
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Dissonant Memories, Fragmented Present: Exchanging Young ...
Consequently, this book gathers young authors from both societies who reflect on how their perceptions of the past influence their present, and vice versa"--P. 11.
Charlotte Misselwitz, Cornelia Siebeck, 2009
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Albert Cohen: Dissonant Voices
In the first English-language study of this profound and profoundly misunderstood writer, Abecassis traces the recurrent themes of Cohen's works.
Jack I. Abecassis, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISSONANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dissonant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gig refunds: should fans have got their money back after these …
... stretching out their 1996 epic Do You Know How to Waltz? to a dissonant wall of noise and concluding their performance with the wry remark: ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Mets' Michael Cuddyer will go for more tests on his knee
It might sound dissonant but it's the case for now. "He's pretty sore again today," manager Terry Collins said. "He's available. He can play if we ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
3
Republican leaders worry that Donald Trump is damaging GOP image
And it appears likely that he will be onstage in the presidential debates that begin next month -- a dissonant figure in what GOP leaders had ... «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Koji Kondo's Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack (33 1/3) by Andrew …
... to move forward, while the Underworld theme (aka those scary underground levels) is its “musical negative”: dissonant and absent of chords. «Consequence of Sound, Jul 15»
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Oliver Heldens Unveils HI-LO Alias And Heldeep Label With …
A nostalgic breakbeat intro builds up to a stoney, dissonant bass house groove, all of which accompany an aggressive vocal sample that injects ... «We Got This Covered, Jul 15»
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Review: Wayne Horvitz Waxes Poetic on 'Some Places Are Forever …
“You Drink Until You Are Mayor,” a dissonant chamber piece, evokes the bleary alienation of Hugo's “Dixon,” while the roadhouse shuffle on ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Vision Festival Celebrates Jazz, Both Past and Future
For the final portion of this set, the three horns sustained a dissonant chord with circular-breathing techniques, while Mr. Taborn and Mr. Baku ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Record Store Day Trilogy Kevin Mccaighy , July 8th, 2015 10:56
Isobel Sollenberger's flute gambols over the instrumentation free-spirited and agile, striking a dissonant melody running counter to the song's ... «The Quietus, Jul 15»
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Classical season opens at the Hollywood Bowl with Lionel Bringuier …
Though rewritten later after it was lost, the concerto is a work of Prokofiev's bad boy youth, spiky, dissonant and demonic. The demands it puts ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
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Skrillex gets on board the second Full Flex Express
Although still a wholly electronic endeavour, Jack Ü purposely doesn't pack the same dissonant punch of Skrillex's solo works, most notably the ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»

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