Definition of dissonant in English:

dissonant

adjective ˈdɪs(ə)nəntˈdɪsənənt

Music

1Lacking harmony.
〔乐〕不协和的
irregular, dissonant chords
不规则的、刺耳的和弦。
Example sentencesExamples
- The Violin Concerto starts off, for instance, with dissonant sustained chords auguring a foray into some atonal world of austerity and gray shadings.
- The simplicity reminds one of a nursery rhyme, but the melodies and chords are dissonant, insidious.
- It also sounds heavily dissonant due to tone clusters and many tritones.
- It may be to this very fact that a certain unwritten ‘law’ is owed: this law prefers that melodic notes dissonant to the prevailing harmony should be resolved by step.
- The dissonant chords melt into nothingness giving the impression of not wanting to fight anymore, a cruel world left to savage itself away.
Synonyms
inharmonious, disharmonious, discordant, unmelodious, atonal, tuneless, off-key, cacophonous
harsh, strident, grating, jarring
1. 1.1 Unsuitable or unusual in combination; clashing.
  不协调的；不合适的；不相称的
  Jackson employs both harmonious and dissonant colour choices
  杰克逊既运用了和谐的色彩搭配，也用了相冲的色彩搭配。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He is, of course, also drawn to printed textiles and to the way you can juxtapose apparently dissonant colours to create new harmonies.
  They're uncomfortable, and sometimes dissonant, but mostly they're strangely fun, which makes all these other qualities more bearable.
  If her slightly warped geometry and dissonant, high-keyed colors sometimes suggest the cartoon world of Elizabeth Murray, Cecily Kahn is more deeply rooted in the tradition of abstraction.
  It is as this dissonant crescendo of drama builds that the novel's cleverness reveals itself.
  His acquisition sparks dissonant responses from his two best friends, Marc, an aeronautical engineer and Yvan, who after a life in ‘textiles’ has found a new job as a sales agent for a wholesale stationery business.
  The first dissonant note of the debate came from an MP who accused the president of ‘scurrying off to his bunker’ after the attacks.
  Rather, we will hear two different and dissonant styles of speaking and they will spawn endless confusions between them.
  They evoke dissonant narratives of colonial history.
  The complexity seems more interesting to me aesthetically, the tying together of multiple voices into a kind of whole from consonant to dissonant.
  Whatever the origins of the malaise, this dissonant combination of urban potential, challenges and inadequate responses can only lead to more frustration and cynicism among citizens.
  Why are there all these dissonant voices giving speeches, some of them conspicuous?
  The lack of volume can be particularly dissonant when bus conversations clash with your music during the daily commute.
  Cappiello is the Italian-born father of the Modern Poster, whose technique utilized strong, flat and sometimes dissonant colors against dark backgrounds.
  Cognitive dissonance theory - the idea that people try to avoid having inconsistent or dissonant thoughts - could also play a role, the researchers say.
  His forms are typically harsh and jagged, and his colours dissonant.
  Like Gideon, her mother only existed in scraps of moments, in colors and sound, all disconnected and dissonant.
  THERE ARE TWO Africas: the bush - ancient, agrarian, slow to change - and the city - vibrant, dissonant, evolving by the minute.
  This community consists of a chorus of different and sometimes dissonant voices, all funded centrally to foster diversity.
  I just don't see what is so dissonant about that.
  I suppose this dissonant finding is expected, if disappointing.
  Synonyms
  incongruous, anomalous, irreconcilable, discrepant, disagreeing, clashing
  disparate, different, dissimilar, inconsistent, incompatible, contradictory

Derivatives

dissonantly

adverb

Music

Richard Sennett's Respect mixes sociology, memoir, and music interestingly, if dissonantly.
Example sentencesExamples
- The dialogue was faint at times and the music dissonantly loud.
- The melodic line begins dissonantly, but softly.
- The faint light of a full moon lit my way dissonantly.
- Yet the music was darkly, dissonantly underground.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'clashing'): from Old French, or from Latin dissonant- 'being discordant', from the verb dissonare, from dis- 'apart' + sonare 'to sound'.

Definition of dissonant in US English:

dissonant

adjectiveˈdɪsənəntˈdisənənt

Music

1Lacking harmony.
〔乐〕不协和的
irregular, dissonant chords
不规则的、刺耳的和弦。
Example sentencesExamples
- It may be to this very fact that a certain unwritten ‘law’ is owed: this law prefers that melodic notes dissonant to the prevailing harmony should be resolved by step.
- The simplicity reminds one of a nursery rhyme, but the melodies and chords are dissonant, insidious.
- It also sounds heavily dissonant due to tone clusters and many tritones.
- The dissonant chords melt into nothingness giving the impression of not wanting to fight anymore, a cruel world left to savage itself away.
- The Violin Concerto starts off, for instance, with dissonant sustained chords auguring a foray into some atonal world of austerity and gray shadings.
Synonyms
inharmonious, disharmonious, discordant, unmelodious, atonal, tuneless, off-key, cacophonous
1. 1.1 Unsuitable or unusual in combination; clashing.
  不协调的；不合适的；不相称的
  Jackson employs both harmonious and dissonant color choices
  杰克逊既运用了和谐的色彩搭配，也用了相冲的色彩搭配。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He is, of course, also drawn to printed textiles and to the way you can juxtapose apparently dissonant colours to create new harmonies.
  Cappiello is the Italian-born father of the Modern Poster, whose technique utilized strong, flat and sometimes dissonant colors against dark backgrounds.
  His acquisition sparks dissonant responses from his two best friends, Marc, an aeronautical engineer and Yvan, who after a life in ‘textiles’ has found a new job as a sales agent for a wholesale stationery business.
  Why are there all these dissonant voices giving speeches, some of them conspicuous?
  Rather, we will hear two different and dissonant styles of speaking and they will spawn endless confusions between them.
  They evoke dissonant narratives of colonial history.
  They're uncomfortable, and sometimes dissonant, but mostly they're strangely fun, which makes all these other qualities more bearable.
  Cognitive dissonance theory - the idea that people try to avoid having inconsistent or dissonant thoughts - could also play a role, the researchers say.
  If her slightly warped geometry and dissonant, high-keyed colors sometimes suggest the cartoon world of Elizabeth Murray, Cecily Kahn is more deeply rooted in the tradition of abstraction.
  Like Gideon, her mother only existed in scraps of moments, in colors and sound, all disconnected and dissonant.
  The complexity seems more interesting to me aesthetically, the tying together of multiple voices into a kind of whole from consonant to dissonant.
  It is as this dissonant crescendo of drama builds that the novel's cleverness reveals itself.
  The first dissonant note of the debate came from an MP who accused the president of ‘scurrying off to his bunker’ after the attacks.
  His forms are typically harsh and jagged, and his colours dissonant.
  This community consists of a chorus of different and sometimes dissonant voices, all funded centrally to foster diversity.
  I just don't see what is so dissonant about that.
  The lack of volume can be particularly dissonant when bus conversations clash with your music during the daily commute.
  I suppose this dissonant finding is expected, if disappointing.
  THERE ARE TWO Africas: the bush - ancient, agrarian, slow to change - and the city - vibrant, dissonant, evolving by the minute.
  Whatever the origins of the malaise, this dissonant combination of urban potential, challenges and inadequate responses can only lead to more frustration and cynicism among citizens.
  Synonyms
  incongruous, anomalous, irreconcilable, discrepant, disagreeing, clashing

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘clashing’): from Old French, or from Latin dissonant- ‘being discordant’, from the verb dissonare, from dis- ‘apart’ + sonare ‘to sound’.

词汇	dissonant
释义	Definition of dissonant in English: dissonant adjective ˈdɪs(ə)nəntˈdɪsənənt Music 1Lacking harmony. 〔乐〕不协和的 irregular, dissonant chords 不规则的、刺耳的和弦。 Example sentencesExamples The Violin Concerto starts off, for instance, with dissonant sustained chords auguring a foray into some atonal world of austerity and gray shadings. The simplicity reminds one of a nursery rhyme, but the melodies and chords are dissonant, insidious. It also sounds heavily dissonant due to tone clusters and many tritones. It may be to this very fact that a certain unwritten ‘law’ is owed: this law prefers that melodic notes dissonant to the prevailing harmony should be resolved by step. The dissonant chords melt into nothingness giving the impression of not wanting to fight anymore, a cruel world left to savage itself away. Synonyms inharmonious, disharmonious, discordant, unmelodious, atonal, tuneless, off-key, cacophonous harsh, strident, grating, jarring 1.1 Unsuitable or unusual in combination; clashing. 不协调的；不合适的；不相称的 Jackson employs both harmonious and dissonant colour choices 杰克逊既运用了和谐的色彩搭配，也用了相冲的色彩搭配。 Example sentencesExamples He is, of course, also drawn to printed textiles and to the way you can juxtapose apparently dissonant colours to create new harmonies. They're uncomfortable, and sometimes dissonant, but mostly they're strangely fun, which makes all these other qualities more bearable. If her slightly warped geometry and dissonant, high-keyed colors sometimes suggest the cartoon world of Elizabeth Murray, Cecily Kahn is more deeply rooted in the tradition of abstraction. It is as this dissonant crescendo of drama builds that the novel's cleverness reveals itself. His acquisition sparks dissonant responses from his two best friends, Marc, an aeronautical engineer and Yvan, who after a life in ‘textiles’ has found a new job as a sales agent for a wholesale stationery business. The first dissonant note of the debate came from an MP who accused the president of ‘scurrying off to his bunker’ after the attacks. Rather, we will hear two different and dissonant styles of speaking and they will spawn endless confusions between them. They evoke dissonant narratives of colonial history. The complexity seems more interesting to me aesthetically, the tying together of multiple voices into a kind of whole from consonant to dissonant. Whatever the origins of the malaise, this dissonant combination of urban potential, challenges and inadequate responses can only lead to more frustration and cynicism among citizens. Why are there all these dissonant voices giving speeches, some of them conspicuous? The lack of volume can be particularly dissonant when bus conversations clash with your music during the daily commute. Cappiello is the Italian-born father of the Modern Poster, whose technique utilized strong, flat and sometimes dissonant colors against dark backgrounds. Cognitive dissonance theory - the idea that people try to avoid having inconsistent or dissonant thoughts - could also play a role, the researchers say. His forms are typically harsh and jagged, and his colours dissonant. Like Gideon, her mother only existed in scraps of moments, in colors and sound, all disconnected and dissonant. THERE ARE TWO Africas: the bush - ancient, agrarian, slow to change - and the city - vibrant, dissonant, evolving by the minute. This community consists of a chorus of different and sometimes dissonant voices, all funded centrally to foster diversity. I just don't see what is so dissonant about that. I suppose this dissonant finding is expected, if disappointing. Synonyms incongruous, anomalous, irreconcilable, discrepant, disagreeing, clashing disparate, different, dissimilar, inconsistent, incompatible, contradictory Derivatives dissonantly adverb Music Richard Sennett's Respect mixes sociology, memoir, and music interestingly, if dissonantly. Example sentencesExamples The dialogue was faint at times and the music dissonantly loud. The melodic line begins dissonantly, but softly. The faint light of a full moon lit my way dissonantly. Yet the music was darkly, dissonantly underground. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'clashing'): from Old French, or from Latin dissonant- 'being discordant', from the verb dissonare, from dis- 'apart' + sonare 'to sound'. Definition of dissonant in US English: dissonant adjectiveˈdɪsənəntˈdisənənt Music 1Lacking harmony. 〔乐〕不协和的 irregular, dissonant chords 不规则的、刺耳的和弦。 Example sentencesExamples It may be to this very fact that a certain unwritten ‘law’ is owed: this law prefers that melodic notes dissonant to the prevailing harmony should be resolved by step. The simplicity reminds one of a nursery rhyme, but the melodies and chords are dissonant, insidious. It also sounds heavily dissonant due to tone clusters and many tritones. The dissonant chords melt into nothingness giving the impression of not wanting to fight anymore, a cruel world left to savage itself away. The Violin Concerto starts off, for instance, with dissonant sustained chords auguring a foray into some atonal world of austerity and gray shadings. Synonyms inharmonious, disharmonious, discordant, unmelodious, atonal, tuneless, off-key, cacophonous 1.1 Unsuitable or unusual in combination; clashing. 不协调的；不合适的；不相称的 Jackson employs both harmonious and dissonant color choices 杰克逊既运用了和谐的色彩搭配，也用了相冲的色彩搭配。 Example sentencesExamples He is, of course, also drawn to printed textiles and to the way you can juxtapose apparently dissonant colours to create new harmonies. Cappiello is the Italian-born father of the Modern Poster, whose technique utilized strong, flat and sometimes dissonant colors against dark backgrounds. His acquisition sparks dissonant responses from his two best friends, Marc, an aeronautical engineer and Yvan, who after a life in ‘textiles’ has found a new job as a sales agent for a wholesale stationery business. Why are there all these dissonant voices giving speeches, some of them conspicuous? Rather, we will hear two different and dissonant styles of speaking and they will spawn endless confusions between them. They evoke dissonant narratives of colonial history. They're uncomfortable, and sometimes dissonant, but mostly they're strangely fun, which makes all these other qualities more bearable. Cognitive dissonance theory - the idea that people try to avoid having inconsistent or dissonant thoughts - could also play a role, the researchers say. If her slightly warped geometry and dissonant, high-keyed colors sometimes suggest the cartoon world of Elizabeth Murray, Cecily Kahn is more deeply rooted in the tradition of abstraction. Like Gideon, her mother only existed in scraps of moments, in colors and sound, all disconnected and dissonant. The complexity seems more interesting to me aesthetically, the tying together of multiple voices into a kind of whole from consonant to dissonant. It is as this dissonant crescendo of drama builds that the novel's cleverness reveals itself. The first dissonant note of the debate came from an MP who accused the president of ‘scurrying off to his bunker’ after the attacks. His forms are typically harsh and jagged, and his colours dissonant. This community consists of a chorus of different and sometimes dissonant voices, all funded centrally to foster diversity. I just don't see what is so dissonant about that. The lack of volume can be particularly dissonant when bus conversations clash with your music during the daily commute. I suppose this dissonant finding is expected, if disappointing. THERE ARE TWO Africas: the bush - ancient, agrarian, slow to change - and the city - vibrant, dissonant, evolving by the minute. Whatever the origins of the malaise, this dissonant combination of urban potential, challenges and inadequate responses can only lead to more frustration and cynicism among citizens. Synonyms incongruous, anomalous, irreconcilable, discrepant, disagreeing, clashing Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘clashing’): from Old French, or from Latin dissonant- ‘being discordant’, from the verb dissonare, from dis- ‘apart’ + sonare ‘to sound’.
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