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11discordant — late 14c., discordaunt, from O.Fr. descordant, prp. of descorder (see DISCORD (Cf. discord) (n.)) …
12discordant — *inconsonant, incongruous, uncongenial, unsympathetic, incompatible, inconsistent, discrepant Contrasted words: *consonant, congruous, congenial, sympathetic, compatible: harmonizing or harmonious, according or accordant, agreeing (see… …
13discordant — [adj] not in harmony; conflicting antagonistic, antipathetic, at odds, cacophonous, clashing, contradictory, contrarient, contrary, different, disagreeing, discrepant, dissonant, divergent, grating, harsh, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent …
14discordant — [dis kôrd′ nt] adj. [ME discordaunt < OFr descordant, prp. of descorder: see DISCORD] 1. not in accord; disagreeing; conflicting 2. not in harmony; dissonant; clashing discordance n. discordancy discordantly adv …
15Discordant coastline — Durlston Head (limestone) to Handfast Point (chalk), with Peveril Point (limestone) dividing Durlston Bay from Swanage Bay A discordant coastline occurs where bands of differing rock type run perpendicular to the coast. The differing resistance… …
16Discordant — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Discordant (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on discordant instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/discordant …
17discordant — adjective 1 strike/sound a discordant note literary to seem strange and unsuitable in relation to everything around: The modern decor strikes a discordant note in this 17th century building. 2 a discordant sound is unpleasant because it is made… …
18discordant — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. being at variance ; disagreeing < discordant opinions > b. quarrelsome < a discordant family > 2. relating to a discord < a discordant tone > • discordantly …
19DISCORDANT — ANTE. adj. T. de Musique. Qui n est point d accord, ou qu on ne peut que difficilement accorder. Voix discordante. Instrument discordant. Ton discordant. On dit dans un sens analogue, Chant discordant. Il se dit quelquefois, par extension, Des… …
20DISCORDANT, ANTE — adj. T. de Musique Qui n’est point d’accord, ou qu’on ne peut que difficilement accorder. Voix discordante. Instrument discordant. Ton discordant. On dit dans un sens analogue Chant discordant. Il se dit, par extension, des Choses qui ne vont pas …