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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dis·so·nant ETYMOLOGY Middle English dissonaunte, from Latin dissonant-, dissonans, present participle of dissonare to be discordant, from dis- + sonare to sound — more at sound DATE 15th century 1. marked by dissonance : discordant 2. incongruous 3. harmonically unresolved • dis·so·nant·ly adverb English Etymology dissonant late 15c., from L. dissonantem (nom. dissonans), prp. of dissonare "differ in sound," from dis- "apart" + sonare "to sound" (see sound (n.1)). Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dis·so·nant \-sənənt\ adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin dissonant-, dissonans, present participle of dissonare to disagree, be discordant, from dis- dis- (I) + sonare to sound — more at sound 1. : marked by dissonance : discordant < clamor of voices dissonant and loud — H.W.Longfellow > < on white grounds, at least two shades often dissonant of blue are used together — Women's Wear Daily > < held the dissonant factions together and patiently built it into a potent political machine — Time > 2. : incongruous , dissident , discrepant < even his discussion of experimental science has touches of medievalism, which are peculiarly dissonant — H.O.Taylor > 3. : disagreeable or unsatisfying in sound < the dissonant noises from the badly tuned piano > specifically : harmonically unresolved — contrasted with consonant • dis·so·nant·ly adverb |
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