dissonância

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dissonantia. By surface analysis, dissonar +‎ -ância.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.soˈnɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [d͡ʒi.soˈnɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.soˈnɐ̃.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.soˈnɐ̃.si.a/ [d͡ʒi.soˈnɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.soˈnɐ̃.sja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.suˈnɐ̃.sjɐ/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃siɐ, (faster pronunciation) -ɐ̃sjɐ
  • Hyphenation: dis‧so‧nân‧ci‧a

Noun

dissonância f (plural dissonâncias)

  1. dissonance
    1. disharmony, discord (of sounds, images, ideas, etc.)
      Synonyms: desarmonia, desacordo, absonância
      Synonyms: harmonia, combinação
    2. (music) musical dissonance (lack of tuning)
      Synonym: desafinação
    3. (grammar) cacophony
      Synonym: cacofonia

Derived terms