Dissonant
adj
adj ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing; not harmonizing or melodizing.
"The music was filled with dissonant chords."
- 2 Exhibiting dissonance; not agreeing or harmonizing. figuratively
"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."
Adjective
- 1 not in accord wordnet
- 2 lacking in harmony wordnet
- 3 characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved wordnet
Example
More examples"Contemporary classical music is often very dissonant."
Etymology
From Middle French dissonant.