cacophonies

Meanings

• noun

  A situation of discordant and chaotic sounds.

  - "The cacophonies of the city kept me awake at night."
  - "The orchestra played a cacophony of dissonant notes."
  - "The fireworks created a cacophony of colors and sounds."

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Antonyms

euphony , harmony

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cacophonies
belones , calones , dolones , gones , halones , malones , palones , salones , talones , valones , walones

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Variants

List of all variants of cacophonies that leads to same result
cacophonies , cacophony

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Etymology

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From the Greek word 'kakophōneia', meaning 'bad sound'.

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Trivia

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1. The word cacophonies is often used to describe the sounds of a crowded city or a chaotic scene.

2. In music, cacophonies can be intentional dissonances that add depth and complexity to a composition.

3. The ancient Greeks believed that the gods disliked cacophonies and that they could bring about misfortune.

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Related Concepts

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1. dissonance: The discord or clash of harmonically incompatible tones or sounds.

2. noise pollution: The presence or excessive amount of unwanted or unpleasant sound in the environment.

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Quotes

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1. The "cacophony" of phlegmatic and tubercular lungs was punctuated here and there by a moan or a scream of someone terrified, thrashing in the throes of a nightmare.

   - Ronald Gearles,{it}Undoing Time{/it},2001

2. Seething gas just beneath the sun's visible surface generates a "cacophony" of sound waves that ring the sun like a giant bell.

   - R. Cowen,{it}Science News{/it},18 Mar. 2000

3. Shell casings littered the highway, where a "cacophony" of car alarms and sobbing rent the winter air.

   - Jeff Stein,{it}GQ{/it},December 1997

4. … no matter how forbearing he might have been, there were times when he simply needed to escape that "cacophony" of piping voices …

   - T. Coraghessan Boyle,{it}The Road to Wellville{/it},1993

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Culture

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Cacophonies have been used in literature and music to create a sense of chaos or discord. In music, cacophonies are intentional dissonances that can be jarring and unsettling, but also add depth and complexity to a composition. In literature, cacophonies can be used to describe chaotic scenes or to convey the emotions of a character.

How to Memorize "cacophonies"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a chaotic scene with loud, discordant sounds to help remember the meaning of cacophonies.

2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the Greek origin of the word 'kakophōneia' to help remember the meaning of cacophonies.

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