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inharmonious

inharmonious

1 8.3
Things that do not look or sound pleasant together
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪn.hɑːrˈmoʊ.ni.əs/
translation icon : desarmonioso
  • Two people, who live an inharmonious existence together eventually arrive at a point where the pressure is so great, somebody has to give.

Examples

  • The painting had bright colors that clashed in an inharmonious way, making it unappealing to the viewers.

  • The orchestra struggled to play together, creating an inharmonious sound that was difficult to listen to.

  • All sounds make an echo, and many sounds create inharmonious effect.

  • Listen, the condition of retrogradation is contrary or inharmonious to the regular direction of actual movement in the zodiac and is, in that respect, evil.

  • We've all seen bikes whose graphics are inharmonious and fight the elegant shapes of the bicycle.

    Blog text (18)
  • Nine times out of 10, collaborative poems can't quite rise above the vaguely inharmonious elements of the two different voices.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Above us, the inharmonious scrapings of chair legs against hardwood floors: my upstairs neighbor is clearing the table with his son.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The VA and FHA denied home loans to residents of neighborhoods defined as "high risk" because "inharmonious racial" groups lived there.

    Blog text (20)
  • But we also suffer some of the worst feng shui in Asia because of inharmonious architecture, such as the knife-like design of the Bank of China tower.

    Blog text (9)
  • Your Auric Field is like a cloak that surrounds your Etheric/Astral Bodies, and it is either a cloak of light or a shroud of negative, inharmonious energy that you have accumulated over your many past lifetime experiences.

    Blog text (27)

Synonyms

inconsistent
vsinharmonious
96 4.7

Not staying the same over time and not agreeing with other facts

is specific to absence of harmony creating an unpleasing unified whole
discordant
vsinharmonious
9 7.4

Not fitting together and often clashing in sound or opinion

is more general, focusing on overall lack of harmony rather than sharp clash
dissonant
vsinharmonious
1 7.1

Colors, opinions, or sounds that do not match and seem to clash

is about lacking a pleasing consistent whole rather than specific clashes
disharmonious
vsinharmonious
1 7.8

Not fitting together, like clashing sounds or colors

describes the same absence but stresses an unpleasing whole
unharmonious
vsinharmonious
7.3

Not pleasing together in sound, color or feeling

means the same but differs only as an alternative word form
disharmonic
vsinharmonious
8.2

Not matching other things in look, feeling, or ideas

focuses on clash in parts rather than the overall pleasing whole
inconsonant
vsinharmonious
9.8

Not in agreement with something else

is broader, describing an overall lack of a pleasing consistent whole
inharmonic
vsinharmonious
9.9

A sound that does not fit with other tones and seems rough

applies broadly to a displeasing whole not only musical sound

Antonyms

14 4.2

People who live and work together peacefully

2 4.2

Sounds that blend in a pleasant way

How Harmonious

harmonious
7 4.3
consonant
3 6.0
inharmonious
1 8.3
discordant
9 7.4
jarring
20 6.1

Surface Forms

inharmonious positive
inharmoniouser comparative
inharmoniousest superlative

Morphology

inharmonious = harmonious (transparent) = in + harmony + ous

The meaning is a straightforward negation of 'harmonious' with the productive negative prefix 'in-'.

Etymology

Inharmonious breaks into in- 'not' and harmony 'agreement' or 'pleasant sound'. So, inharmonious describes something that does not fit together or does not look or sound pleasant as a whole.