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Webster 1913 Edition


Absonant

Ab′so-nant

,
Adj.
[L.
ab
+
sonans
, p. pr. of
sonare
to sound.]
Discordant; contrary; – opposed to
consonant
.
Absonant to nature.”
Quarles.

Webster 1828 Edition


Absonant

AB'SONANT

,
Adj.
[See absonous.] Wide from the purpose; contrary to reason.

Definition 2024


absonant

absonant

English

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 title of the work):
      absonant to nature

Antonyms

References

  1. Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 9

Latin

Verb

absonant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of absonō