Dis*cord"ant (?), a.
[OE. discordant, descordaunt, OF. descordant, discordant, F. discordant, p. pr. of discorder, OF. also, descorder. See Discord, n.]
1. Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing;
not harmonious.
The discordant elements out
of which the emperor had compounded his realm did not
coalesce.
Motley. 2. [See Discord, n., 2.] (Mus.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds.
For still their music seemed to start
Discordant echoes in each heart.
Longfellow. 3. (Geol.) Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in
unconformability, or
as caused by a
fault.
Syn.
-- Disagreeing; incongruous; contradictory; repugnant; opposite; contrary; inconsistent; dissonant; harsh; jarring; irreconcilable.
-- Dis*cord"ant*ly, adv.
-- Dis*cord"ant*ness, n. [R.]
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