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jarringness

jarringness noun: the state or condition of being jarring; ugly incongruity.

Noun

jarringness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being jarring; ugly incongruity.
    • […] the judgement that sees banality or feebleness and jarringness in what previously seemed entirely harmonious and well-expressed […]1968, Harold Osborne, Aesthetics in the modern world

Origin of jarringness

From jarring + -ness.

Questions about jarringness

What does jarringness mean?
Jarringness means the state or condition of being jarring; ugly incongruity.
What part of speech is jarringness?
Jarringness is a noun.

Words near jarringness in the dictionary

  1. Jarrett
  2. Jarretts
  3. Jarrick
  4. jarring
  5. jarringly
  6. jarringness
  7. jarrings
  8. Jarrod
  9. Jarrow
  10. jarry
  11. Jarryd

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