harmony
Pluralharmonies (some meanings)
- 1A state in which people get along well and agree with each other.
Like friends who agree on everything and never fight.
The two neighbors lived in harmony for many years.
After the meeting, there was real harmony between the two groups.
Similarpeace, accord, concord, agreement, unity
Oppositediscord, conflict, disharmony, strife
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- 2A pleasing way that different parts or sounds fit nicely together.
Like colors in a painting that look just right together.
The room's colors created a calm sense of harmony.
There was a pleasing harmony between the music and the dancers' movements.
Similarbalance, unity, coherence, consonance, symmetry
Oppositediscord, dissonance, disharmony, clash
- 3Two or more musical notes played at the same time to make a chord.
Like several voices blending into one pleasant sound.
The choir sang in rich harmony during the last song.
Two singers added harmony above the main tune.
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- 4How two different musical notes sound when played together at the same time.
Like two voices that sound good together when they hum at once.
The two flutes produced a bright harmony.
When she added a lower note, the harmony sounded warmer.
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- 5The school subject that studies chords and how notes go together.
She earned top marks in harmony last term.
Their teacher made them study harmony before writing songs.
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- 6A book that puts side by side what different writers wrote about the same events to show they agree.
The scholar published a harmony of the four battle accounts.
He compiled a harmony showing where the old chronicles agreed.
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Origin
It comes from Greek 'harmonia,' meaning a joining, agreement, or blend of sounds.