inharmonious

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *n̥-

Latin in-bor.

Middle English in-

English in-

English harmonious

English inharmonious

From in- + harmonious.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊniəs

Adjective

inharmonious (comparative more inharmonious, superlative most inharmonious)

1. (music) Not in harmony.

   Synonyms: disharmonious, unharmonious

   Antonym: harmonious

   Hypernyms: discordant, dissonant

   Coordinate terms: unmelodious; melodious

2. (by extension) Of behaviour, events, ideas, etc.: lacking accord or agreement.

   Synonyms: discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, unaccordant, unconcordant

   Antonyms: harmonious; accordant, concordant, consonant

Derived terms

• inharmoniously
• inharmoniousness

Translations

music: not in harmony; discordant

• Bulgarian: нехармоничен (bg) (neharmoničen)
• Latin: discors
• Manx: neuving
• Telugu: అపస్వరము (te) (apasvaramu)
• Turkish: ahenksiz (tr), uyumsuz (tr), imtizaçsız (tr)

lacking accord or agreement

• Latin: discors

See also

• inauspicious