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harmonious

harmonious

7 4.3
Parts that fit together and look pleasant
  • adjective
  • /hɑːrˈmoʊniəs/
translation icon : armonioso
  • The painting features harmonious colors that create a soothing atmosphere.
  • harmonious whole
  • harmonious relationship
  • harmonious balance

What you want is a really beautiful, harmonious win for everyone.

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Examples

  • "Now the bride and groom can begin to build a harmonious home.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The best things we've done are those that are completely harmonious and you couldn't compartmentalize.

  • What you want is a really beautiful, harmonious win for everyone.

  • Such a mind also sees human activity, including thinking, as a harmonious art of a greater universal picture.

    Academic text (1992)
  • I think the coral kind of breaks it down and makes it look more harmonious and put together.

  • "All the different elements of the population" must be blended into one harmonious whole.

    Academic text (2002)
  • So the idea is that this, this world, this cosmos, this universe, is actually a harmonious whole.

  • Here, religions and human rights merge into a harmonious symbiosis.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The challenge in North America is to shape a continent-wide framework that is reasonably cohesive and harmonious.

    Academic text (1996)
  • And Pythagoras gave the name Cosmos to the universe because of the harmonious proportions that we see in nature.

Synonyms

consistent
vsharmonious
34 3.7

Showing the same style or pattern that fits together well

centers on pleasing aesthetic fit rather than strict logical order
coherent
vsharmonious
4 7.2

Parts that stick together and form one whole

focuses on pleasing blend and pleasantness rather than physical unity
congruous
vsharmonious
  • Formal
1 7.3

Being a good match with something else

leans more toward pleasant blend and fitting than mere suitability
harmonized
vsharmonious
  • US
4.4

Arranged so parts match and work well together

focuses on parts fitting and blending together for a pleasing result
coordinated
vsharmonious
3.9

Arranged so things match and look good together, especially in color or style

shows overall parts fitting together pleasingly beyond visual alignment
co-ordinated
vsharmonious
  • UK
3.9

Items that match in style and color to make a pleasant look

covers broader pleasing fit beyond intentional stylistic choice
matched
vsharmonious
2.6

Going well together because they are similar in style or quality

means parts blend pleasingly rather than only resembling each other

Antonyms

9 7.4

Not fitting together and often clashing in sound or opinion

1 8.3

Things that do not look or sound pleasant together

How Harmonious

euphonious
1 8.3
harmonious
7 4.3
balanced
101 1.0
discordant
9 7.4
incongruous
14 7.4

Surface Forms

harmonious positive
harmoniouser comparative
harmoniousest superlative

Morphology

harmonious = harmony (transparent) = harmony + ous

Clearly derived from the noun 'harmony' with the productive adjectival suffix '-ous' (orthographic y→i change is regular).

Etymology

Harmonious comes from the root harmon-, from a Greek word meaning 'fit together' or 'agreement', and it is the same root as harmony and harmonize. So something harmonious has parts that 'fit' or go well together.