Dissonance Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ance

Dissonance has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

disagreement dissension dissonance

the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

"modern music is just noise to me"

noise dissonance racket

disagreeable sounds

dissonance

A harsh, discordant combination of sounds.

See Also

diminished fifth resolution disagreement preparation discord assonance chord false relation

Related Terms

diminished fifth resolution disagreement preparation discord assonance chord false relation discordant dissonate combination resolve dissonant note dissonancy conflict consonance sound harsh discordance

Antonyms

accord harmony

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

conflict sound sound property

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

disunity divide discordance disharmony cacophony

Rhyming Words

nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce

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