different between discordant vs cacophonic

English

Alternative forms

• discordaunt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French descordant, from descorder

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s?k??d?nt/

Adjective

discordant (comparative more discordant, superlative most discordant)

1. not in harmony or accord
2. harsh or dissonant-sounding
3. (public health) serodiscordant
4. (geology) of a differing type of rock cutting across a formation

   Dikes may be discordant to country rock if they intrude at a high angle to the bedding.

5. (mathematics) of opposite sign

Antonyms

• concordant

Related terms

• discord

Translations

French

Adjective

discordant (feminine singular discordante, masculine plural discordants, feminine plural discordantes)

1. discordant, dissonant
2. grating, jarring

Further reading

• “discordant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

discordant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of discord?

Romanian

Etymology

From French discordant.

Adjective

discordant m or n (feminine singular discordant?, masculine plural discordan?i, feminine and neuter plural discordante)

1. discordant

Declension

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (kakós, “bad”) + ???? (ph?n?, “voice”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

cacophonic (comparative more cacophonic, superlative most cacophonic)

1. discordant
2. unmusical

Related terms

• cacophony
• cacophonous