cacophony
cacophony is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Mus.) A combination of discordant sounds.
- 2.(Med.) An unhealthy state of the voice.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abrupt
- absonant
- affectation
- affected
- and
- artificial
- awkward
- barbarism
- barbarous
- break
- cacophonous
- caterwauling
- cleavers
- concert
- crude
- discord
- discordance
- discordant
- dislocate
- dissonance
- dissonant
- dry
- euphuism
- euphuistic
- forced
- formal
- fustian
- graceless
- grotesque
- harmony
- harsh
- harshly
- harshness
- immelodious
- inelegance
- inelegant
- inharmonious
- jar
- jarring
- jaw
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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