dissonant

1. 1.

   characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved

   Synonymsunresolved

   Similarinharmonious

   music

2. 2.

   lacking in harmony

   Synonymsdiscordantdisharmoniousinharmonic

   Similarinharmonious
3. 3.

   not in accord

   “desires at variance with his duty”

   “widely discrepant statements”

   Synonymsat variancediscrepant

   Similardiscordant

Questions about dissonant

What does dissonant mean?

dissonant means "characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dissonant?

dissonant has 3 syllables: dis-so-nant. The stress falls on "dis". In IPA it is /ˈdɪsənənt/.

What is another word for dissonant?

Close synonyms include unresolved, discordant, disharmonious, inharmonic, at variance. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dissonant a common word?

dissonant is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.