absonant

  • 1Absonant — Ab so*nant, a. [L. ab + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound.] Discordant; contrary; opposed to {consonant}. Absonant to nature. Quarles. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2absonant — index contradictory, opposite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3absonant — /ab seuh neuhnt/, adj. dissonant; discordant (usually fol. by from or to): behavior that is absonant to nature. [1555 65; AB + sonant, as in CONSONANT, DISSONANT] * * * …

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  • 4absonant — adjective Discordant; contrary; opposed to consonant. ,Absonant to nature. Quarles …

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  • 5absonant — /ˈæbsənənt/ (say absuhnuhnt) adjective 1. discordant. 2. (followed by from or to) abhorrent; unnatural; incompatible: absonant to nature. {ab 1 + Latin sonans, present participle, sounding} …

  • 6absonant — ˈabsənənt adjective Etymology: ab (I) + sonant (as in consonant) archaic : discordant, contrary, unreasonable absonant to nature Francis Quarles …

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  • 7absonant — ab|so|nant <aus lat. absonans, Gen. absonantis, Part. Präs. von absonare »misstönen«> (veraltet) misstönend, abgeschmackt …

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  • 8absonant — ab·so·nant …

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  • 9List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… …

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  • 10contradictory — I adjective abjuratory, absonant, adversative, adverse, antagonistic, antithetical, asserting the contrary, asserting the opposite, at odds, at variance, clashing, conflicting, confutative, confuting, contradicting, contradistinct,… …

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