disjunct

[ adjective dis-juhngkt; noun dis-juhngkt ]

adjective

1. disjoined; disjoined; separated.
2. Music. progressing melodically by intervals larger than a second.
3. Entomology. having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by deep constrictions; disjoined; disjoined; disjointed.

noun

1. sentence adverb.

disjunct

adjective

1. not united or joined
2. (of certain insects) having deep constrictions between the head, thorax, and abdomen
3. music denoting two notes the interval between which is greater than a second

noun

1. logic one of the propositions or formulas in a disjunction

Word History and Origins

Origin of disjunct¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin disjunctus separated, past participle of disjungere to disjoin; junction

Example Sentences

“We are very, very cautious and do not engage in the long-distance movement and establishment of plant material outside and disjunct from the historic range of a species,” said Lytle.

From Seattle Times

He proceeded to an analysis intended to show that “genius doesn’t lie in not being derivative, but in making right choices instead of wrong ones,” citing the “increasingly disjunct” arch of “Norwegian Wood.”

From New York Times

Figure 2.2: A melody may show conjuct motion, with small changes in pitch from one note to the next, or disjunct motion, with large leaps.

From Literature

The orchestration has this brashness, and a lot of clashes and disjunct that shows itself already in “Pocahontas.”

From New York Times

This disjunct could be a lot of fun in his output, too.

From The Guardian