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inharmonious

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -əʊniəs

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not in harmony.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disharmonious, unharmonious

Antonyms: harmonious

Broader terms: discordant, dissonant

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of behaviour, events, ideas, etc.: lacking accord or agreement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, unaccordant, unconcordant

Antonyms: harmonious, accordant, concordant, consonant

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not in harmony

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unharmonious

Antonyms: harmonious

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

lacking in harmony of parts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an inharmonious (or incongruous) mixture of architectural styles

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English harmonious English inharmonious From in- + harmonious.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: нехармоничен (neharmoničen) — music: not in harmony; discordant
  • Latin: discors — music: not in harmony; discordant
  • Manx: neuving — music: not in harmony; discordant
  • Telugu: అపస్వరము (apasvaramu) — music: not in harmony; discordant
  • Turkish: ahenksiz — music: not in harmony; discordant
  • Turkish: uyumsuz — music: not in harmony; discordant
  • Turkish: imtizaçsız — music: not in harmony; discordant
  • Latin: discors — lacking accord or agreement