dissonance ... ˈdɪs(ə)nəns/Submit ... nounMUSIC noun: dissonance; plural noun: dissonances lack of harmony among musical notes. "an unusual degree of dissonance for such choral styles" synonyms: inharmoniousness, discordance, atonality, cacophony; More antonyms: harmony lack of agreement or harmony between people or things. "the party faithful might be willing to put up with such dissonance among their candidates" synonyms: incongruity, disparity, discrepancy, disagreement, tension; More antonyms: harmony, similarity Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin dissonantia, from Latin dissonant- ‘disagreeing in sound’, from the verb dissonare .
Cultural … ˈkʌltʃ(ə)r(ə)l/ adjective adjective: cultural 1. relating to the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a society. "the cultural diversity of British society" synonyms: ethnic, racial, folk; 2. relating to the arts and to intellectual achievements. "a cultural festival" synonyms: aesthetic, artistic, intellectual Origin mid 19th century: from Latin cultura ‘tillage’ + -al.
dissonance ... ˈdɪs(ə)nəns/Submit ... nounMUSIC
ReplyDeletenoun: dissonance; plural noun: dissonances lack of harmony among musical notes.
"an unusual degree of dissonance for such choral styles"
synonyms: inharmoniousness, discordance, atonality, cacophony; More
antonyms: harmony
lack of agreement or harmony between people or things.
"the party faithful might be willing to put up with such dissonance among their candidates"
synonyms: incongruity, disparity, discrepancy, disagreement, tension; More
antonyms: harmony, similarity
Origin
late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin dissonantia, from Latin dissonant- ‘disagreeing in sound’, from the verb dissonare .
Cultural … ˈkʌltʃ(ə)r(ə)l/ adjective
ReplyDeleteadjective: cultural
1. relating to the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a society. "the cultural diversity of British society"
synonyms: ethnic, racial, folk;
2. relating to the arts and to intellectual achievements. "a cultural festival"
synonyms: aesthetic, artistic, intellectual
Origin mid 19th century: from Latin cultura ‘tillage’ + -al.