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Unmelodic vs Cacophonous - What's the difference?

unmelodic | cacophonous | Synonyms |

Unmelodic is a synonym of cacophonous.


As adjectives the difference between unmelodic and cacophonous

is that unmelodic is not melodic while cacophonous is containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.

unmelodic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not melodic.

    • Synonyms

    * cacophonous * inharmonious * unmusical

    cacophonous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.
  • * 2006 , Everett True, Nirvana: The Biography , Da Capo Press (2007), ISBN 9780306815546, page 58:
    • The first time I saw the NYC quartet [Sonic Youth] was in 1983 for their Confusion Is Sex album, when they filled The Venue in Victoria, London with a cacophonous maelstrom of mangled sounds that still reverberates, more than two decades on.
  • * 2011 , Fern Michaels, To Taste the Wine , Kensington Books (2011), ISBN 9780758242747, page 153:
    • and the cacophonous clatter of pots and pans accompanied the vociferous complaints of the ship's cook.
  • * 2012 , Michael D. Breed & Janice Moore, Animal Behavior , Academic Press (2012), ISBN 9780123725813, page 199 (image caption):
    • A colony of pelicans can be cacophonous .

    Synonyms

    * inharmonious, unmusical, unmelodic

    Antonyms

    * harmonious, musical, euphonious

    Related terms

    * cacophony * cacophonic