lacking harmony

lacking harmony
index incongruous, inconsistent

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  • discordant — adjective 1》 lacking harmony or agreement; conflicting. 2》 (of sounds) harsh because lacking in harmony. Derivatives discordance noun discordancy noun discordantly adverb …   English new terms dictionary

  • Incoherent — In co*her ent, a. [Pref. in not + coherent: cf. F. incoh[ e]rent.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; physically disconnected; not fixed to each; said of material substances. Woodward. [1913 Webster] 2. Lacking… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inconsistent — I adjective at variance, capricious, changeable, conflicting, contradictory, contrarius, contrary, different, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, divergent, erratic, fickle, fitful, flighty, illogical, incompatible, incongruous,… …   Law dictionary

  • incongruous — I adjective alien, alienus, at odds, at variance, clashing, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, disaccordant, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, disharmonious, disproportionate, dissonant, divergent, ill matched, illogical, improper,… …   Law dictionary

  • in´con|sist´ent|ly — in|con|sist|ent «IHN kuhn SIHS tuhnt», adjective. 1. not consistent; not in agreement; lacking in agreement with itself or something else; at variance: »The policeman s failure to arrest the thief was inconsistent with his duty. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|con|sist|ent — «IHN kuhn SIHS tuhnt», adjective. 1. not consistent; not in agreement; lacking in agreement with itself or something else; at variance: »The policeman s failure to arrest the thief was inconsistent with his duty. SYNONYM(S): discrepant,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • maladjusted — adjective Date: 1886 poorly or inadequately adjusted; specifically lacking harmony with one s environment from failure to adjust one s desires to the conditions of one s life …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • disharmonic — /dis hahr mon ik/, adj. 1. lacking harmony; disharmonious; discordant. 2. without symmetry in physical form. [1885 90; DISHARMON(Y) + IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • incongruous — incongruously, adv. incongruousness, n. /in kong grooh euhs/, adj. 1. out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior. 2. not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts: an… …   Universalium

  • inharmonic — adjective Lacking harmony; discordant; dissonant …   Wiktionary

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