inharmoniousness

/ɪnhɑɹmˈoʊniəsnəs/ noun

The quality of being inharmonious.

Word Origin From Greek harmonia, originally meaning 'joint' or 'fitting together' — like the joints of a ship or body. That's why harmony is about things fitting together perfectly. The negative prefix in- gives us inharmonious, and the suffix -ness turns it into a noun. The same root gives us harmonica (a musical instrument that fits sounds together) and even the name Harmony. The PIE root *ar- meant 'to fit together.'

noun The quality of being inharmonious. countable

The inharmoniousness of their singing made the audience uncomfortable.

(名词) 不和谐性;不协调性

他们唱歌的不和谐让观众感到不适。

(sustantivo) La cualidad de ser inarmónico o discordante.

La falta de armonía de su canto hizo que el público se sintiera incómodo.

(nom) dissonance; discordance; cacophonie [Caractère de ce qui est inharmonieux, discordant ou déplaisant à l'oreille ou à l'œil.]

La dissonance de leur chant a mis l'audience mal à l'aise.

(Substantiv) Die Eigenschaft, unharmonisch zu sein; das Fehlen von Wohlklang oder Übereinstimmung, insbesondere in Musik oder zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen.

Die **inharmoniousness** ihres Gesangs machte das Publikum unwohl.

(名詞) 不調和な性質。音や要素同士が一致しない状態。

彼らの歌のinharmoniousness(不調和さ)は、聴衆を非常に不快にさせた。

(substantivo) dissonância; desarmonia; inarmonia [A qualidade de ser dissonante.]

A dissonância de seu canto deixou o público desconfortável.

Word parts: in + harmoni + ous + ness

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