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Discordantness
(gcide) | Discordant \Dis*cord"ant\, a. [OE. discordant, descordaunt, OF.
descordant, discordant, F. discordant, p. pr. of discorder,
OF. also, descorder. See Discord, n.]
1. Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing;
opposing; not harmonious.
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The discordant elements out of which the emperor had
compounded his realm did not coalesce. --Motley.
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2. [See Discord, n.,
2. ] (Mus.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord;
harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds.
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For still their music seemed to start
Discordant echoes in each heart. --Longfellow.
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3. (Geol.) Said of strata which lack conformity in direction
of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by
a fault.
Syn: Disagreeing; incongruous; contradictory; repugnant;
opposite; contrary; inconsistent; dissonant; harsh;
jarring; irreconcilable. -- Dis*cord"ant*ly, adv. --
Dis*cord"ant*ness, n. [R.]
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