inharmonious

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɪnhɑrˈmoʊniəs/ UK /ˌɪnhɑːˈməʊniəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #269402

Meanings

1

adj
lacking pleasing musical harmony; discordant

The inharmonious chords made the amateur ensemble difficult to hear.
2

adj
lacking agreement, compatibility, or a pleasing relationship among parts

The modern glass extension looked inharmonious beside the medieval stone church.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · lacking pleasing musical... discordant dissonant unmusical

2 adj · lacking agreement,... incongruous incompatible discordant

Opposites

harmonious concordant compatible

Word family

Derived forms inharmoniouslyinharmoniousness

Related forms harmonydisharmoniousdissonance

Etymology

Formed from in- ("not") + harmonious. Harmonious derives through French and Latin from Ancient Greek harmonia ("joining, agreement, musical concord"), from a root meaning "fit together." The word extends musical discord to any badly matched combination.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# inharmonious

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪnhɑrˈmoʊniəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪnhɑːˈməʊniəs/
**Frequency rank:** 269402

## Meanings
1. lacking pleasing musical harmony; discordant
2. lacking agreement, compatibility, or a pleasing relationship among parts

## Examples
- The inharmonious chords made the amateur ensemble difficult to hear.
- The modern glass extension looked inharmonious beside the medieval stone church.

## Synonyms
- discordant
- dissonant
- incongruous
- incompatible

## Antonyms
- harmonious
- concordant
- compatible

## Derived Forms
- inharmoniously
- inharmoniousness

## Related Forms
- harmony
- disharmonious
- dissonance

## Etymology
Formed from in- ("not") + harmonious. Harmonious derives through French and Latin from Ancient Greek harmonia ("joining, agreement, musical concord"), from a root meaning "fit together." The word extends musical discord to any badly matched combination.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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