adj.
Pronunciation: -n ə nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English dissonaunte, from Latin dissonant-, dissonans, present participle of dissonare to be discordant, from dis- + sonare to sound ― more at SOUND
Date: 15th century
1 : marked by dissonance : DISCORDANT
2 : INCONGRUOUS
3 : harmonically unresolved
– dis · so · nant · ly adverb