cacophonous

English - Turkish

Definition of cacophonous in English Turkish dictionary

ahenksiz

bozuk (ses)

kakofonik

kulağa hoş gelmeyen

bozuk

(sıfat) kakofonik

English - English

Definition of cacophonous in English English dictionary

Containing, consisting of or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds

Harsh-sounding

{s} having a discordant sound, discordant, inharmonious, jarring

having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten

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

Hyphenation

ca·coph·o·nous

Synonyms

inharmonious, unmusical, unmelodic, clinking, discordant, disharmonic, dissonant, grating, ill-sounding, immusical, jangly, jarring, noisy, raucous, sour

Antonyms

harmonious, musical, euphonious, quiet

Etymology

[ ka-'kä-f&-n&s, -' ] (adjective.) 1797. From Ancient Greek κακός (kakos, “bad”) + φωνή (phonē, “voice”).