discordant
discordant 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.Etym: [See Discord, n., 2.] (Mus.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds. For still their music seemed to start Discordant echoes in each heart. Longfellow.
- 2.(Geol.) Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault. -- Dis*cord"ant*ly, adv. -- Dis*cord"ant*ness, n. [R.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- contradictory
- contrary
- disagreeing
- dissonant
- harsh
- incongruous
- inconsistent
- irreconcilable
- jarring
- opposite
- repugnant
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- absonant
- all
- and
- assorted
- assortment
- cacophonous
- cacophony
- caterwauling
- cleavers
- concert
- description
- desultory
- different
- discord
- discordance
- dissimilar
- dissimilarity
- dissonance
- dissonant
- divers
- diverse
- diversified
- diversity
- epicene
- every
- form
- genus
- harmony
- harsh
- harshly
- harshness
- heterogeneous
- immelodious
- indiscriminate
- inharmonious
- irregular
- jar
- jarring
- life
- manifold
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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