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cacophonous definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten [syn: cacophonous, cacophonic] [ant: euphonious, euphonous]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Greek kakoph?nos, from kak- + ph?n? voice, sound — more at ban Date: 1797 marked by cacophony ; harsh-sounding • cacophonously adverb

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cacophonic Cac`o*phon"ic, Cacophonical Cac`o*phon"ic*al, Cacophonous Ca*coph"o*nous, Cacophonious Cac`o*pho"ni*ous, a. Harsh-sounding.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you describe a mixture of sounds as cacophonous, you mean that they are loud and unpleasant. ...the cacophonous beat of pop music. ? harmonious ADJ: usu ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Harsh, grating, discordant, cacophonic (al), cacophonious.