Difference between Discordance and Discord

What is the difference between Discordance and Discord?

Discordance as a noun is a state of discord while Discord as a noun is lack of concord, agreement or harmony among persons, groups, or things.

Discordance

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A state of discord The presence of a specific genetic trait in only one of a set of clones (or identical twins)

Discord

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To disagree; to be at variance; to fail to agree or harmonize; clash.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Lack of concord, agreement or harmony among persons, groups, or things.Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds.

Example sentence: The sweetest noise on earth, a woman's tongue; A string which hath no discord.

We hope you now know whether to use Discordance or Discord in your sentence.

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