Home › Words › N › nonunisonnonunisonnonunison means lack of unison.EtymologyFrom non- + unison.nounLack of unison.e.g.“The first sounds heard in "Free Jazz" are rapid nonunison lines from all involved, stopped abruptly by long tones that clash in pitch and immediately change the music's aura.” — 2004, Todd S. Jenkins, Free Jazz and Free Improvisation: An Encyclopedia, page 91:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.nonharmony 70% match — Lack of harmony; unmelodiousness. vs nonunison →disunity 69% match — The lack of unity or cohesion. vs nonunison →unharmony 69% match — Lack or absence of harmony; disharmony; (by extension) discord; chaos vs nonunison →inharmony 68% match — Lack of harmony. vs nonunison →nonunified 68% match — Not unified. vs nonunison →nonunited 67% match — Not united. vs nonunison →disharmoniousness 66% match — Lack of harmony. vs nonunison →unisonous 66% match — Being in unison; unisonant. vs nonunison →