inharmonious
/,inhɑ:'mounjəs/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Lacking harmony or agreement: Describes something that is not in agreement, accord, or proper proportion; discordant.
- Not musically concordant: Specifically refers to sounds or music that are not pleasing to the ear because the notes do not blend well; dissonant.
Usage and Examples
- General Use (Lacking Agreement):
- The committee's decision was inharmonious with the wishes of the community.
- The inharmonious colors in the painting created a feeling of unease.
- Musical or Auditory Use (Dissonant):
- The orchestra's inharmonious chords during rehearsal needed immediate correction.
- An inharmonious blend of street noises filled the air.
Advanced Usage
- Formal/Descriptive Contexts: Often used in formal writing, criticism, or detailed description to emphasize a lack of unity or pleasant combination.
- The critic described the film's score as an inharmonious element that distracted from the narrative.
- Figurative Use: Can describe relationships, societies, or elements that clash.
- Their inharmonious partnership was doomed from the start.
Variants and Related Words
- Inharmoniously (adverb): In a manner lacking harmony.
- The instruments sounded inharmoniously together.
- Inharmoniousness (noun): The state or quality of being inharmonious.
- The inharmoniousness of the debate was apparent to all observers.
Synonyms
- Discordant: Disagreeing or incongruous; (in music) lacking harmony.
- Dissonant: Harsh or inharmonious in sound; lacking agreement.
- Incongruous: Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects.
- Unmelodious: Not pleasing to the ear.
Antonyms
- Harmonious: Forming a pleasing or consistent whole; musically concordant.
- Melodious: Of, producing, or having a pleasant tune; tuneful.
- Concordant: Being in agreement or harmony.
Related Phrases and Concepts
- At odds: In conflict or disagreement. (While not a direct synonym, it conveys a similar idea of conflict as "inharmonious" does in non-musical contexts).
- His actions were at odds with his words.
- Clash with: To conflict or disagree sharply with.
- The modern furniture clashed with the classical architecture.
Adjective
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lacking in harmony of parts
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an inharmonious (or incongruous) mixture of architectural styles
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not in harmony
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