Word of the Day
Today's word is:
dissonant
dis·so·nant /ˈdɪs
ənənt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[dis-uh-nuhnt] Pronunciation Key –adjective | 1. | disagreeing or harsh in sound; discordant. |
| 2. | out of harmony; incongruous; at variance. |
3. Music. characterized by dissonance.
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4. Performance. As by Sanjaya
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[Origin:
1400–50; late ME
dissonaunte (< AF) < L
dissonant- (s. of
dissonāns, prp. of
dissonāre to sound harsh), equiv. to
disson- (deriv. of
dissonus discordant; see
dis-1, sound) +
-ant- -ant]
Or, as a noun:
dissonance
| dissonance |
noun |
| 1. | a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters [syn: disagreement [ant: accord] |
| 2. | the
auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is
a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to
me" [syn: noise] |
| 3. | disagreeable sounds [ant: harmony] |
4. disagreeable music
Dissonance is the essence of Sanjaya's performance.