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harmony

harmony

146 2.5
Agreement and peaceful working together between people or ideas
  • noun
  • /ˈhɑːrməni/
translation icon : armonía
  • We stand today at the bridge to a future where man and the ecosystem can live in harmony, and make it possible for us not only to balance our own fragile planet, but one day to sustain life on new worlds far, far away.
  • live in harmony
  • work in harmony
  • peace and harmony

If it's honestly, if you have harmony despite those things, so be it.

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Examples

  • It is in the spirit of harmony we meet here today.

  • And we can go back to living in harmony or peace.

  • Also, if you are with that man, how to create more harmony in that relationship.

  • A land of harmony and hope.

  • I tell him we were meant to live in harmony and give one another emotional support.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Faculty members and students are expected to work in harmony to achieve the goals of graduate education.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Out of this, a certain kind of peace and harmony will prevail.

  • Just as natural environments differ, so must the cultures designed to live in harmony with them.

    Academic text (2015)
  • A world where smokers and nonsmokers live together in perfect harmony.

  • Faculty members and students are expected to work in harmony to achieve the goals of graduate education.

Synonyms

peace
vsharmony
1.0

A calm, friendly relationship between people or groups without argument

stresses active compatibility and things working well together rather than only calmness
agreement
vsharmony
361 1.0

A situation in which people have the same opinion or give their approval

includes that but also covers smooth joint functioning and practical fit
unity
vsharmony
217 2.8

People or parts joined and acting as one

focuses more on actual cooperative functioning than on being simply joined
consistency
vsharmony
77 3.2

The state of things or actions being the same and in agreement

is about agreement and smooth cooperation rather than consistent action alone
accord
vsharmony
35 4.0

A situation in which people or groups agree with each other

emphasizes overall compatibility and smooth joint functioning rather than formality
compatibility
vsharmony
9 3.9

A situation where two people understand each other and get along

is broader, covering practical working together beyond just mutual feeling
concurrence
vsharmony
5 7.2

Agreement in opinion or plan among people

is broader, applying to general compatibility beyond shared opinion alone
amity
vsharmony
5 7.4

A friendly, peaceful relationship between people or countries

is similar but adds emphasis on smooth cooperative functioning rather than tone
comity
vsharmony
  • Formal
4 9.9

Courteous behaviour and respect between people or groups

is broader, covering everyday practical cooperation beyond polite relations
mutuality
vsharmony
4 6.4

A shared feeling or quality between at least two people

is wider, stressing smooth compatibility between things as well as reciprocity
congruence
vsharmony
2 6.7

A situation where something fits well with something else

is wider, applying to people and cooperative functioning rather than fit only
concord
vsharmony
1 6.7

Agreement and peace among people or groups

is the general idea of things working well together rather than a label
concordance
vsharmony
1 7.7

Agreement and harmony between people or things

is broader, highlighting practical cooperation rather than only shared views
1 3.0

A situation where people live together without fighting and understand each other

focuses more on practical compatibility and smooth joint functioning than wishful aim
1 6.9

A friendly, peaceful situation with no open arguments

is more literal about practical compatibility and things functioning smoothly together
congruency
vsharmony
1 6.3

Close agreement between ideas, actions, or values

focuses more on cooperative working relationships than on simple matching
harmoniousness
vsharmony
6.5

A pleasing, balanced arrangement of parts like colours or ideas

is about people or things working well together in practice
congruousness
vsharmony
  • Formal
7.7

How well two things fit or match each other

covers social and practical cooperation rather than mere suitability
unitedness
vsharmony
7.0

A feeling of being joined and acting together as one group

is about working well together in practice rather than only unity of form
amicability
vsharmony
6.2

A friendly, pleasant way of behaving that avoids conflict

is less about tone and more about actual working-together and effectiveness

Antonyms

26 5.6

Strong disagreement between people or groups

Idioms

Agreeing with someone or fitting well with something

Compounds

four-part harmony
  • Specialized
1 5.5

Four voices singing different notes together to make a rich musical sound

Three voices or instruments sing different notes together to make a full sound

musical harmony
  • Specialized
3.7

A way of putting notes together so they sound pleasant

How Harmonious

unity
217 2.8
concord
1 6.7
agreement
361 1.0
harmony
146 2.5
tension
509 3.2
conflict
397 2.3

Surface Forms

harmony singular
harmonies plural

Etymology

Harmony comes from the Greek harmonia, which means 'fitting together' or 'joining'. So when people or ideas are in harmony, they 'fit' well together and agree.