inconsonant

[ in-kon-suh-nuhnt ]

adjective

1. not consonant or in accord.

inconsonant

/ ɪnˈkɒnsənənt /

adjective

1. lacking in harmony or compatibility; discordant

Derived Forms

• inˈconsonance, noun
• inˈconsonantly, adverb

Other Words From

• in·conso·nance noun
• in·conso·nant·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inconsonant¹

First recorded in 1650–60; in- ³ + consonant

Example Sentences

For the reissue, Cale added eight new tracks: some alternative versions—including a second, more jarring “Heartbreak Hotel,” with distorted strings and other inconsonant noises—and some songs that didn’t make the original cut.

From The New Yorker

Chapter after chapter might be written upon the annals of Port Arthur, but they would be inconsonant with the tone attempted to be given to these pages.

From Project Gutenberg

Respectful as Lincoln was for all that he found thus fundamentally prescribed, and heedful as he was to indulge in no executive liberty inconsonant with those express decrees, he found his fortune as chief executive forcing him to move where all explicit regulations failed to specify the path.

From Project Gutenberg

Inconsonant, in-kon′sō-nant, adj. not consonant.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

But James's willingness to be pallbearer at the funeral of a philosophic idea was not inconsonant with his determination that some other ideas of doubtful character should be allowed to grow up and thrive.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• abhorrent
• abominable
• contradictory
• disgusting
• distasteful
• incompatible
• objectionable
• odious
• revolting
• vile