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Florid; figurative; involving passing discords by the freer melodic movement of one or more parts or voices in the harmony; as, figurate counterpoint or descant. Figurate counterpoint or descant (Mus.), that which is not simple, or in which the parts do not move together tone for tone, but in which freer movement of on…

Mixture of concords and discords.

A noise made in the throat. Ducks and geese . . . set up a discordant gobble. Mrs. Gore.

Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound.

s. Many species are known. They are arboreal in their habits, and are noted for the loud, discordant howling in which they indulge at night.

Inharmonious; unmusical; discordant. Bacon.

Not accordant; discordant.

Not concinnous; unsuitable; discordant. [Obs.] Cudworth.

The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between two things that both can not exist or be true together; disagreement; incompatibility. There is a perfect inconsistency between that which is of debt and that which is of free gift. South.…

Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action; incompatible; incongruous; contradictory.

Not consonant or agreeing; inconsistent; discordant. -- In*con"so*nant*ly, adv.

Not harmonic; inharmonious; discordant; dissonant.

Not harmonious; unmusical; discordant; dissonant. Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh. Cowper.

The quality of being inharmonious; want of harmony; discord. The inharmoniousness of a verse. A. Tucker.

To make a dissonant, discordant noise one with another; to talk or chatter noisily. [R.] Daniel.

To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune.

Producing discordant sounds. "A jangling noise." Milton.

To give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to sound harshly or discordantly; as, the notes jarred on my ears. When such strings jar, what hope of harmony Shak. A string may jar in the best master's hand. Roscommon.

To emit a harsh or discordant sound. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Shaking; disturbing; discordant. "A jarring sound." Dryden.