dissonance

/di.sɔ.nɑ̃s/

la noun C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. dissonance

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

désaccord

Close — dissonance can be musical or interpersonal disagreement.

Similar in other languages

English

disagreement

Close, figuratively — dissonance relates to disagreement.

Practice

1 What does dissonance mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ crée une tension dans le morceau.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dissonance?

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