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Dissonance vs Innocence - What's the difference?

dissonance | innocence |

As nouns the difference between dissonance and innocence

is that dissonance is a harsh, discordant combination of sounds while innocence is absence of responsibility for a crime.

dissonance

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a harsh, discordant combination of sounds
  • (music) conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding
  • a state of disagreement or conflict
  • Derived terms

    * dissonant * cognitive dissonance

    See also

    * assonance

    innocence

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Absence of responsibility for a crime.
  • Lack of understanding about sensitive subjects such as sexuality and crime.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=9 citation , passage=Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all.}}
  • Lack of ability or intention to harm or damage.
  • Antonyms

    * (absence of responsibility for a crime) guilt * (absence of ability to harm) harmfulness

    Synonyms

    * (lack of sensitive subjects) naivety * (absence of ability to harm) harmlessness * (freedom from guilt) unguilt, unguiltness