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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-777/
- Published: 2026-10-03T17:15:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T17:15:36.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

dissonant (adjective) -

1: marked by dissonance : discordant  
2: incongruous  
3: harmonically unresolved

Source : [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissonant?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : At the root of dissonant is the Latin verb sonare. Can you guess what sonare means? Here's a hint: some related words are sonata, supersonic, and resonance. Does it sound to you as if sonare has something to do with sound? To invoke an approving sound in response: ding ding ding. In fact, sonare means "to sound," is related to the Latin noun sonus (meaning "sound"), and is also an ancestor of the English word sound. In musical contexts, dissonant and the related noun dissonance are used to describe a clashing or unresolved musical interval or chord. Consonance, in contrast, refers to a musical interval or chord that produces an impression of agreeableness or resolution.

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