Discordant
41discordant — adj 1. incongruous, disparate, inconsistent; contrary, disagreeing, divergent, opposed, adverse, opposite; paradoxical, contradictory, incompatible, inimical, conflicting; different, differing, dissimilar. 2. dissonant, absonant, inharmonious,… …
42discordant — dis·cor·dant …
43discordant — dis•cord•ant [[t]dɪsˈkɔr dnt[/t]] adj. 1) being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous 2) disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME discordaunt < AF < L dis•cord′ant•ly, adv …
44discordant — Members of a pair showing different, rather than similar, characteristics …
45discordant — adj. (usu. foll. by to, from, with) 1 disagreeing; at variance. 2 (of sounds) not in harmony; dissonant. Derivatives: discordance n. discordancy n. discordantly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF, part. of discorder: see DISCORD …
46discordant coast — a coast of headlands and bays where the different rock types are perpendicular to the coastline …
47discordant species — see under xenograft …
48discordant xenograft — a graft between members of divergent species, in which the recipient has natural antibodies specific for the transplanted tissue …
49be discordant — index bicker, collide (clash), conflict, contend (dispute), differ (disagree), disagree …
50strike a discordant note — appear strange and out of place the chair s modernity struck a discordant note in a room full of eighteenth century furniture …