inharmonious

[ in-hahr-moh-nee-uhs ]

adjective

1. not harmonious; discordant; unmelodious.
2. not congenial or compatible; discordant; disagreeing:

   It was unpleasant to spend an evening with such an inharmonious group.

inharmonious

/ ˌɪnhɑːˈməʊnɪəs /

adjective

1. Alsoinharmonicˌɪnhɑːˈmɒnɪk lacking harmony; discordant
2. lacking accord or agreement

Derived Forms

• ˌinharˈmoniously, adverb
• ˌinharˈmoniousness, noun

Other Words From

• inhar·moni·ous·ly adverb
• inhar·moni·ous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inharmonious¹

First recorded in 1705–15; in- ³ + harmonious

Example Sentences

But a man-made code that is inharmonious with the moral law is an unjust law.

From The Daily Beast

Our churches as a rule are shoddy and inharmonious affairs compared with those in England.

From Project Gutenberg

Nearing this, they heard the occasional inharmonious notes of an Indian flute among the trees.

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Unusual as are the animals proportions, they are not inharmonious, and his appearance is eminently picturesque.

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It should become familiar with spiritual language and modes of action, and meet nothing that is inharmonious with these.

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It is possible that this objection helped Whistler to realise the inharmonious effect of a large signature on a picture.

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