Inharmonious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not in harmony

lacking in harmony of parts

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnhɑːɹmˈoʊniəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnhɑːmˈəʊniəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnhɑːmˈəʊniəs/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnhɑːɹmˈoʊniəs/.

Examples

an inharmonious (or incongruous) mixture of architectural styles

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unharmonious

Antonyms

harmonious

Parts of Speech

adjective	not in harmony
adjective	lacking in harmony of parts “an inharmonious (or incongruous) mixture of architectural styles”

Word Forms

inharmoniousness

noun

a lack of harmony

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unharmonisch

nicht im Einklang

🇫🇷French

inharmonieux

pas en harmonie

🇪🇸Spanish

inarmónico

no en armonía

🇮🇹Italian

disarmonico

non in armonia

🇳🇱Dutch

onharmonisch

niet in harmonie

🇵🇹Portuguese

desarmonioso

não em harmonia

🇷🇺Russian

негармоничный

не в гармонии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेसुरा

सामंजस्य में नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অসঙ্গতিপূর্ণ

সাদৃশ্য না

🇮🇳Tamil

இணக்கமற்ற

இணக்கமாக இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంబద్ధమైన

సామరస్యంగా లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

सुसंगत

सुसंवाद नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંગત

સુમેળમાં નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮಂಜಸ

ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯದಿಂದ ಅಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇണക്കമില്ലാത്ത

ഇണക്കത്തിലല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਮੇਲ

ਇਕਸੁਰਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہم آہنگ

ہم آہنگی میں نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不和谐的

不和谐

🇯🇵Japanese

不調和な

調和が取れていない

🇰🇷Korean

조화롭지 못한

조화롭지 않다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không hài hòa

không hòa hợp

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ลงรอยกัน

ไม่สอดคล้องกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tdk seimbang

tidak selaras

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nagkakasundo

🇲🇾Malay

tidak harmoni

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متنافر

ليس في وئام

🇮🇷Persian

ناهماهنگ

هماهنگ نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

uyumsuz

uyum içinde değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא הרמוני

לא בהרמוניה

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The primary meaning of 'inharmonious' is 'not in harmony'.

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'inharmonious' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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