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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

absonant en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈæb.snn̩t/ (US)
  • /ˈæb.sə.nn̩t/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From ab- + sonant, from Latin sonans (“sound”).

Meanings

  1. (archaic) Discordant; harsh; contrary; unreasonable.
    • absonant to nature 1644-1646, Francis Quarles, “The Mourners Calamity”, in Boanerges and Barnabas—Wine and Oyle for ... afflicted Soules:

Forms

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more absonant Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most absonant Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

consonant