absonant

English

Etymology

ab- (“away”) +‎ sonant (“voiced sound”), from Latin sonare (“sound”).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.sə.nn̩t/, /ˈæb.snn̩t/

Adjective

absonant (comparative more absonant, superlative most absonant)

  1. (now rare) Discordant; harsh; contrary; unreasonable. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][1]
    • (Can we date this quote?), Francis Quarles, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      absonant to nature

Antonyms

References
  1. “absonant” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

Latin

Verb

absonant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of absonō
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