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“dissonant” in Latin
absonusharsh, discordant; unsuitable, incongruous, incompatible with (coupled with dative or a/ab + ablative)dissonusdissonant, discordant, confused; disagreeing, different; jarringdissonōto disagree in sound, to be dissonant or disharmonious; to be in disharmony, disagree, differdiscrepōto disagree (with), differ or vary
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
dissonant
absonus (deviating from the right tone): dissonus (not harmonizing with the other tones; opposed to consonus): To be dissonant, absonum esse: dissonare: discrepare (not to harmonize).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for dissonant?
- The usual Latin words for “dissonant” are absonus, dissonus, dissonō; also discrepō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.