cacophonous

ca·coph·o·nous

adj
\ka-ˈkä-fə-nəs, -ˈkȯ- also -ˈka-\

Definition of CACOPHONOUS

: marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding

— ca·coph·o·nous·ly adverb

Examples of CACOPHONOUS

1. <the cacophonous chaos on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange>

Origin of CACOPHONOUS

Greek kakophōnos, from kak- + phōnē voice, sound — more at ban

First Known Use: 1797

Related to CACOPHONOUS

Synonyms: dissonant, discordant, inharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical, unvocal

Antonyms: harmonious, harmonizing, melodious, musical

Related Words: blaring, clanging, clangorous, clashing, clattering, dinning, grating, harsh, jangling, jangly, jarring, metallic, noisy, raspy, raucous, scratching, screeching, shrill, squeaky, strident; disagreeable, unpleasant, unpleasing; atonal, off-key, tuneless; resounding, sonorous; clamorous, uproarious

Near Antonyms: dulcet, euphonious, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, melodic, sweet, tuneful; resonant, sonorous; quavering, trilling, warbling; agreeable, appealing, pleasant; cadenced, lilting, lyric, lyrical, rhythmic (or rhythmical); chordal, harmonic, homophonic, orchestral, polyphonic (or polyphonous), symphonic, symphonious, tonal; calm, hushed; noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, still

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Other Music Terms

cacophony, chorister, concerto, counterpoint, madrigal, obbligato, presto, presto, refrain, riff, segue

Rhymes with CACOPHONOUS

homophonous