Dis-côrd'ant, a.

a. [Fr. discordant, Sp. & It. discordante, Pr. discordans, Lat. discordans, p. pr. of discordare. See DISCORD, v.] 1. Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing. The discordant elements out of which the emperor had compounded his realm did not coalesce. Motley. 2. (Mus.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds. Syn.—Disagreeing; incongruous; contradictory; repugnant; opposite; contrary; contrarious; dissonant; harsh; jarring.