not consonant; not in harmony or agreement; discordant
Derived forms
inconsonance (inˈconsonance)
noun
inconsonantly (inˈconsonantly)
adverb
Word origin
L inconsonans
inconsonant in American English
(inˈkɑnsənənt)
adjective
not consonant or in accord
Derived forms
inconsonance
noun
inconsonantly
adverb
Word origin
[1650–60; in-3 + consonant]This word is first recorded in the period 1650–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: agency, burlesque, oscillation, siphon, syllabus
Examples of 'inconsonant' in a sentence
inconsonant
However, there have been inconsonant results among different studies.
Rong Luo, Xiaoping Li, Yuequn Wang, Yongqing Li, Yun Deng, Yongqi Wan, Zhigang Jiang,Wei Hua, Xiushan Wu 2013, 'The influence of Angiotensin converting enzyme and angiotensinogen gene polymorphismson hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3808382?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)