dissonance — a lack of harmony among musical notes
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a lack of harmony among musical notes
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdɪsənəns/
Example Sentences
- The teenager's messy room created a visual dissonance with her mother's perfect living room.
- His love for healthy eating and his midnight pizza addiction created quite a dissonance.
- The jazz musician intentionally used dissonance to express the chaos of modern life.
dissonance
NOUN[/ˈdɪsənəns/]
a lack of harmony among musical notes
The orchestra's dissonance made the audience wince in their seats.
Dissonance transforms into consonance with perfect resonance.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'dissonantia', derived from 'dissonare' meaning 'to sound badly or be out of tune'. The prefix 'dis-' means 'apart' or 'away', and 'sonare' means 'to sound'.
Breakdown
dis- (apart, away) + son (sound) + -ance (noun suffix indicating a state or quality) = dissonance
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📝Examples
“The teenager's messy room created a visual dissonance with her mother's perfect living room.”
“His love for healthy eating and his midnight pizza addiction created quite a dissonance.”
“The jazz musician intentionally used dissonance to express the chaos of modern life.”
“There's a dissonance between what politicians promise and what they actually do.”
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