Associations to the word «Dissonant»

Wiktionary

DISSONANT, adjective. Of or pertaining to dissonance.

Dictionary definition

DISSONANT, adjective. Characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved.
DISSONANT, adjective. Lacking in harmony.
DISSONANT, adjective. Not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley