
Meaning of CACOPHONOUS
Pronunciation: | | ku'kâfunus
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [adj] having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten |
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| Synonyms: | | cackly, cacophonic, croaking, croaky, grating, gravel, gravelly, gruff, guttural, hoarse, husky, jangling, jangly, jarring, piercing, rasping, raspy, raucous, rending, ripping, rough, splitting, squawky, strident |
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| Antonyms: | | euphonious, euphonous | |
| See Also: | | noisy | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Ca*coph"o*nous\, Cacophonious \Cac`o*pho"ni*ous\,
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Harsh-sounding.
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