Dissonant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved

lacking in harmony

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dwˈaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪsənənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪsənənt/

3 syllables Say it as /dwˈaɪt/.

Examples

desires at variance with his duty
widely discrepant statements

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unresolved inharmonic discrepant at variance discordant disharmonious

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved
adjective	lacking in harmony
adjective	not in accord “desires at variance with his duty”

Word Forms

dissonate	verb	be dissonant or harsh
dissonance	noun	the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
discord	verb	be different from one another
discordance	noun	a harsh mixture of sounds
discrepancy	noun	an event that departs from expectations

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

disonante

caracterizado por la disonancia musical; armónicamente sin resolver

🇮🇹Italian

dissonante

caratterizzato da dissonanza musicale; armonicamente irrisolto

🇵🇹Portuguese

dissonante

caracterizado por dissonância musical; harmonicamente não resolvido

🇷🇺Russian

диссонирующий

характеризуется музыкальным диссонансом; гармонически неразрешенный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कर्कश

संगीतमय असंगति द्वारा विशेषता; सामंजस्यपूर्ण रूप से अनसुलझा

🇧🇩Bengali

অসঙ্গতিপূর্ণ

বাদ্যযন্ত্র অসঙ্গতি দ্বারা চিহ্নিত; সুরেলাভাবে অমীমাংসিত

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிருப்தி

இசை முரண்பாட்டால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது; இணக்கமாக தீர்க்கப்படாத

🇮🇳Telugu

వైరుధ్యం

సంగీత వైరుధ్యం ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడింది; శ్రావ్యంగా పరిష్కరించబడలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

असंतुष्ट

संगीत विसंगती द्वारे दर्शविले; सुसंवादीपणे निराकरण न केलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંતુષ્ટ

સંગીતના વિસંગતતા દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ; સુમેળમાં વણઉકેલાયેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪಶ್ರುತಿ

ಸಂಗೀತದ ಅಪಶ್ರುತಿಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ; ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯದಿಂದ ಪರಿಹರಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൈരുദ്ധ്യം

മ്യൂസിക്കൽ ഡിസോണൻസ് സ്വഭാവം; യോജിപ്പോടെ പരിഹരിക്കപ്പെടാത്തത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ

ਸੰਗੀਤਕ ਅਸਹਿਮਤੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ; ਹਾਰਮੋਨਲੀ ਅਣਸੁਲਝਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

اختلافی

موسیقی کے اختلاف کی طرف سے خصوصیات؛ ہم آہنگی سے حل نہیں ہوا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不和谐的

以音乐不和谐为特征；和谐未解决

🇯🇵Japanese

不協和音

音楽的不協和音を特徴とする。調和的に未解決

🇰🇷Korean

불협화음

음악적 불협화음이 특징입니다. 조화롭게 해결되지 않은

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không hòa âm

đặc trưng bởi sự bất hòa trong âm nhạc; chưa được giải quyết một cách hài hòa

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สอดคล้องกัน

โดดเด่นด้วยความไม่ลงรอยกันทางดนตรี ไม่ได้รับการแก้ไขอย่างกลมกลืน

🇮🇩Indonesian

disonan

ditandai dengan disonansi musik; tidak terselesaikan secara harmonis

🇲🇾Malay

sumbang

dicirikan oleh disonansi muzik; tidak dapat diselesaikan secara harmoni

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متنافر

تتميز بالتنافر الموسيقي. بشكل متناغم دون حل

🇮🇷Persian

ناهماهنگ

با ناهماهنگی موسیقی مشخص می شود. به طور هماهنگ حل نشده

🇹🇷Turkish

uyumsuz

müzikal uyumsuzluk ile karakterize edilir; harmonik olarak çözülmemiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

צוֹרֵם

מאופיין בדיסוננס מוזיקלי; הרמונית לא פתורה

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