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harmonious

harmonious

14 4.2
People who live and work together peacefully
  • adjective
  • /hɑːrˈmoʊniəs/
translation icon : armonioso
  • A tight-knit harmonious community.

What I'm saying so we not harmonious with one another like we should be.

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Examples

  • The community organized events to promote a harmonious coexistence among different cultures.

  • The relationship between the Houseless and the students is harmonious.

  • We can all be one big happy, harmonious group.

  • Now this looks like a pretty harmonious situation.

  • But in the interest of harmonious living, I got something for you.

  • The political goal of creating a harmonious Europe has also failed.

    Academic text (2012)
  • And now we can get on the same page and create a harmonious, loving relationship, right?

  • A stronger, more harmonious world.

  • Fourth, many Chinese parents try to maintain a harmonious relationship with teachers and try to avoid any conflict.

    Academic text (2008)
  • We're here to build up our Singaporeans together, living in a very harmonious way, and be what we called good citizens.

Synonyms

peaceful
vsharmonious
428 1.0

Calm and quiet, without noise or trouble

applies to living together in peace rather than to calm states
amicable
vsharmonious
20 5.5

Being friendly and not angry or in strong disagreement with someone

emphasizes peaceful coexistence rather than just friendly relations
peaceable
vsharmonious
7 4.1

Calm and not wanting to fight or argue

describes living together peacefully rather than merely avoiding conflict
concordant
vsharmonious
1 7.3

In agreement with others or showing the same result

focuses on living together peacefully rather than mere agreement

Antonyms

9 7.4

Not fitting together and often clashing in sound or opinion

conflictual
  • Formal
1 8.1

Describing disagreement between people, groups, or inside a person

How Harmonious

close-knit
22 3.9
harmonious
14 4.2
cordial
33 4.1
strained
4.2
hostile
194 4.6

Surface Forms

harmonious positive

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', the same root as harmony and harmonize. So people or groups that are harmonious live and work together without conflict.