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disharmonic

dis·har·mon·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dis-hahr-mon-ik]
    • /ˌdɪs hɑrˈmɒn ɪk/
    • /dɪshɑːmˈɒnɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-hahr-mon-ik]
    • /ˌdɪs hɑrˈmɒn ɪk/

Definitions of disharmonic word

  • adjective disharmonic lacking harmony; disharmonious; discordant. 1
  • adjective disharmonic without symmetry in physical form. 1
  • noun disharmonic Not harmonic. 1
  • adjective disharmonic not harmonic 0
  • adjective disharmonic (Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation an odd number of generations distant from a particular person. 0

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Origin of disharmonic

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; disharmon(y) + -ic

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Disharmonic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

disharmonic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for disharmonic

adj disharmonic

  • discordant — being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
  • raucous — harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
  • noisy — abounding in or full of noise: a noisy assembly hall.
  • dissonant — disagreeing or harsh in sound; discordant.
  • grating — a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.

adjective disharmonic

  • unharmonious — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
  • cacophonic — Discordant.

Antonyms for disharmonic

adj disharmonic

  • quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
  • compatible — If things, for example systems, ideas, and beliefs, are compatible, they work well together or can exist together successfully.
  • complementary — Complementary things are different from each other but make a good combination.
  • consonant — A consonant is a sound such as 'p', 'f', 'n', or 't' which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel.
  • similar — having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.

adjective disharmonic

  • harmonic — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.

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