Look up: Dissonance


  1. dissonance
    pitches that clash when sounded together, including seconds, sevenths, and the tritone. During the early Middle Ages, the third and sixth were also considered dissonant. Antonym: consonance.
    Found op http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~cynthia.cyrus/ORB/orbgloss.htm

  2. Dissonance
    The deliberate use of inharmonious syllables/words/phrases in order to create a harsh-toned effect. Walt Whitman employs dissonance in his poem To a Locomotive in Winter.
    Found op http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/glossary_of_poetic_terms.htm

  3. dissonance
    [n] - disagreeable sounds
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=dissonance

  4. Dissonance
    A combination of tones that sounds discordant and in need of resolution.
    Found op http://www.cbso.co.uk/?page=concerts/glossary.html

  5. Dissonance
    Dis'so·nance noun [ Latin dissonantia : confer French dissonance .] 1. A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord. « Filled the air with barbarous dissonance .» Milton.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/96

  6. dissonance
    In social psychology and attitude theory, an aversive state which arises when an individual is minimally aware of inconsistency or conflict within himself. ... See: cognitive dissonance theory. ... Origin: L. Dissonus, discordant, confused ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?dissonance

  7. dissonance
    noun disagreeable sounds
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dissonance

  8. dissonance
    (dis´o-nәns) discord or disagreement.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  9. Dissonance
    • (n.) A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord. • (n.) Want of agreement; incongruity.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/dissonance/



  1. dissonance
    (from the article `consonance and dissonance`) in music, the impression of stability and repose (consonance) in relation to the impression of tension or clash (dissonance) experienced by a ... ...consideration, dealing with melody). Musical theorists have tended to emphasize the vertical aspects of ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/57

  2. Dissonance
    In music, dissonance is that effect which results from the union of two sounds not in accord with each other. The ancients considered thirds and sixths as dissonances; and, in fact, every chord except the perfect concord is a dissonant chord. The old theories include an infinity of dissonances, but ...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/VD.HTM

  3. Dissonance
    Dissonance has several meanings, all related to conflict or incongruity: ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissonance

  4. dissonance
    cacaphony, or harsh-sounding language.
    Found op http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_rpo/terminology.cfm#acatalectic

  5. dissonance
    Type: Term Pronunciation: di′sō-nans Definitions: 1. In social psychology and attitude theory, an aversive state which arises when an individual is minimally aware of inconsistency or conflict within himself. See: cognitive dissonance theory
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=26134

  6. dissonance
    In music, a combination of two or more notes that `disagree` with each other and so sound displeasing to the ear. It is the opposite of consonance
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0041020.html

  7. Dissonance
    [album] Dissonance is the 12th studio album from the band Enuff Z`Nuff. The album reunites singers / songwriters Donnie Vie and Chip Z`Nuff after Vie`s hiatus from the band of several years. Original sessions for the album started in 2006, prompted by the band`s possible inclusion in a pilot...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissonance_(album)

  8. Dissonance
    Harsh, discordant, and lack of harmony. Also a chord that sounds incomplete until it resolves itself on a harmonious chord.
    Found op http://www.classicalworks.com/html/glossary.html

  9. dissonance
    1) Cacophony 2) Conflict 3) Disagreement 4) Discord 5) Disharmony 6) Dissension
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/dissonance/1

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