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Incongruent vs Dissonant - What's the difference?

incongruent | dissonant |

As adjectives the difference between incongruent and dissonant

is that incongruent is out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent while dissonant is of or pertaining to dissonance.

incongruent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent
    • The yellow blazer was incongruent for the funeral.
    Her knowledge of world politics was incongruent in someone so young.
  • (mathematics) of or relating to two numbers that have different remainders when divided by a third number

    • Synonyms

    * incongruous, absurd, inappropriate

    See also

    * anachronistic ----

    dissonant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to dissonance.
    • The music was filled with dissonant chords.

    Anagrams

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