Part 3193

<blockquote>A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth <b>discord</b> among brethren. <i>Prov. vi. 19.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Peace to arise out of universal <b>discord</b> fomented in all parts of the empire. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear harshly or disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability of the vibrations which they produce; want of musical concord or harmony; a chord demanding resolution into a concord.</def>

<blockquote>For a <b>discord</b> itself is but a harshness of divers sounds m<?/<?/<?/ing. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Apple of discord</col>. <cd>See under <er>Apple</er>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Variance; difference; opposition; contrariety; clashing; dissension; contention; strife; disagreement; dissonance.</syn>

<h1>Discord</h1> <Xpage=421>

<hw>Dis*cord"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>discorden</ets>, <ets>descorden</ets>, from the French. See <er>Discord</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>To disagree; to be discordant; to jar; to clash; not to suit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The one <b>discording</b> with the other. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Discordable</h1> <Xpage=421>

<hw>Dis*cord"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>descordable</ets>.]</ety> <def>That may produce discord; disagreeing; discordant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<h1>Discordance, Discordancy</h1> <Xpage=421>

<hw><hw>Dis*cord"ance</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Dis*cord"an*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>discordance</ets>.]</ety> <def>State or quality of being discordant; disagreement; inconsistency.</def>

<blockquote>There will arise a thousand <b>discordances</b> of opinion. <i>I. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Discordant</h1> <Xpage=421>

<hw>Dis*cord"ant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>discordant</ets>, <ets>descordaunt</ets>, OF. <ets>descordant</ets>, <ets>discordant</ets>, F. <ets>discordant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>discorder</ets>, OF. also, <ets>descorder</ets>. See <er>Discord</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>discordant</b> elements out of which the emperor had compounded his realm did not coalesce. <i>Motley.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <ety>[See <er>Discord</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, <p><b>2.</b>]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; <as>as, <ex>discordant</ex> notes or sounds</as>.</def>

<blockquote>For still their music seemed to start <b>Discordant</b> echoes in each heart. <i>Longfellow.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Disagreeing; incongruous; contradictory; repugnant; opposite; contrary; inconsistent; dissonant; harsh; jarring; irreconcilable.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>Dis*cord"ant*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Dis*cord"ant*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt> <mark>[R.]</mark></wordforms>

<h1>Discordful</h1> <Xpage=421>

<hw>Dis*cord"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Full of discord; contentious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "His <i>discordful</i> dame."

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Discordous</h1> <Xpage=421>