Nonharmony

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Lack of harmony; unmelodiousness. uncountable

    "“Bounded by Allegiance,” from “Isa,” was one highlight of Wednesday’s concert: Mr. Kjellson croaked in lovely nonharmony with the keyboardist Herbrand Larsen, who is also the band’s only crooner; Ivar Bjornson, the lead guitarist, played a sinuous solo; fans defied the club’s bouncers by starting a short-lived mosh pit."

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"“Bounded by Allegiance,” from “Isa,” was one highlight of Wednesday’s concert: Mr. Kjellson croaked in lovely nonharmony with the keyboardist Herbrand Larsen, who is also the band’s only crooner; Ivar Bjornson, the lead guitarist, played a sinuous solo; fans defied the club’s bouncers by starting a short-lived mosh pit."

Etymology

From non- + harmony.

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