'staccato vs legato' definitions:

Definition of 'staccato vs legato'

From: GCIDE
  • disconnected \disconnected\ adj.
  • 1. marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds. [Narrower terms: staccato (vs. legato)]
  • Syn: abrupt, broken off(predicate). [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. not switched on or not connected to a power source; -- of electrical equipment. [Narrower terms: {off-line (vs. on-line), offline, off line(predicate)}; unplugged]
  • Syn: not ready, off. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  • 3. noncontinuous; not continuing in time or space. Opposite of continuous.
  • Syn: disrupted, discontinuous. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
  • 4. unconnected, detached. Opposite of connected.
  • Syn: disjoined, separate. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 5. lacking orderly continuity; illogical or seemingly irrational; as, disconnected fragments of a story.
  • Syn: confused, disjointed, disordered, disorganized, desultory, garbled, illogical, rambling, scattered, unconnected. [WordNet 1.5]