djent /d͡ʒɛnt/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A style of progressive heavy metal music characterized by rhythmic and technical complexity, and typically featuring heavily distorted, palm-muted guitar chords, syncopated, downtuned riffs, and polyrhythms alongside virtuoso soloing.[…] they later evolved into a progressive technical metal band with elements of mathcore and djent. — 2015 verb1 •(slang) To play a djent riff.It may have thirteen strings, but can it Djent? — 2016 formsdjented · djenting · djents