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单词 cacophonous
释义

cacophonous

adjective

ca·​coph·​o·​nous ka-ˈkä-fə-nəs How to pronounce cacophonous (audio)
-ˈkȯ-,
 also  -ˈka-
: marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
like an old battlefield, once cacophonous with the clash of steel, the roar of cannon, the screams of wounded and dying men Brian Moore
cacophonously adverb

Synonyms

  • discordant
  • dissonant
  • inharmonious
  • unmelodious
  • unmusical
  • unvocal
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Example Sentences

the cacophonous chaos on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Recent Examples on the Web On a balcony overlooking Friary Court at London's St. James's Palace, the Garter King of Arms, David Vines White, publicly proclaimed Charles the new king after a cacophonous trumpet fanfare. Matthew Mulligan, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022 But with the game on the line and Utah in the cacophonous north end zone, Rising threw the game-ending pick — the first key miscue on an other impressive night featuring 307 yards of total offense. Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022 In a cacophonous world, maybe that's part of the attraction. Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2022 Perhaps Quin, having seen that spread, could never quite shake the playfully cacophonous energy of the image-text encounter. Danielle Dutton, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2022 Here the prose is cacophonous and rude, fragmented by lists and quotations. Danielle Dutton, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2022 In the Washington Post, Jennifer Rubin fires up her cacophonous lawnmower and points it squarely at the presumptions that underpin the Fifth Amendment. Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 17 Aug. 2022 The chattering is cacophonous, but the internal dissent enlarges the collection rather than reduces it. Bo Seo, The Atlantic, 1 June 2022 The ‘70s references, and the relentless assault of ‘70s needle drops, are fun, to a point, but the movie itself is a hallucinatory, cacophonous fever dream of nonsensical subplots and Minion gibberish, our reviewer writes. Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin cacophōnus (borrowed from Greek kakóphōnos "disagreeable-sounding," from kako- caco- + -phōnos "having a sound [of the kind specified]," adjective derivative of phōnḗ "sound made by something living, voice, speech") + -ous — more at phono-

First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined above

cacophonous

adjective

as in shrill
marked by or producing a harsh combination of sounds the cacophonous chaos on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • shrill
  • dissonant
  • noisy
  • unmelodious
  • unpleasant
  • unmusical
  • inharmonious
  • metallic
  • discordant
  • raucous
  • screeching
  • strident
  • clattering
  • unpleasing
  • clashing
  • blaring
  • jarring
  • clanging
  • harsh
  • atonal
  • jangling
  • grating
  • unvocal
  • squeaky
  • jangly
  • tuneless
  • raspy
  • clangorous
  • disagreeable
  • sonorous
  • scratching
  • clamorous
  • uproarious
  • dinning
  • off-key
  • resounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • musical
  • melodious
  • harmonious
  • melodic
  • tuneful
  • sonorous
  • mellifluous
  • resonant
  • euphonious
  • dulcet
  • sweet
  • mellow
  • harmonizing
  • rhythmic
  • pleasant
  • rhythmical
  • lyrical
  • agreeable
  • harmonic
  • symphonic
  • appealing
  • orchestral
  • tonal
  • lilting
  • mellifluent
  • lyric
  • silent
  • polyphonic
  • warbling
  • trilling
  • hushed
  • calm
  • quiet
  • homophonic
  • soundless
  • quavering
  • chordal
  • cadenced
  • symphonious
  • noiseless
  • still
  • polyphonous
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