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Webster 1913 Edition
Dissonance
Dis′so-nance
,Noun.
[L.
dissonantia
: cf. F. dissonance
.] 1.
A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord.
Filled the air with barbarous
dissonance
. Milton.
2.
Want of agreement; incongruity.
Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dissonance
DISSONANCE
,Noun.
1.
Discord; a mixture or union of harsh, unharmonious sounds, which are grating or unpleasing to the ear; as the dissonance of notes, sounds or numbers.2.
Disagreement.Definition 2024
dissonance
dissonance
English
Noun
dissonance (plural dissonances)
- a harsh, discordant combination of sounds
- (music) conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding
- a state of disagreement or conflict
Translations
a harsh, discordant combination of sounds
conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding
a state of disagreement or conflict