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harmony

harmony

14 3.2
A pleasing arrangement of parts that go well together, like colors or sounds
  • noun
  • /ˈhɑːrməni/
translation icon : armonía
  • The choir sang in perfect harmony, with every voice contributing to a beautiful melody.
  • perfect harmony
  • color harmony
  • create harmony

This is the color harmony in coral beams.

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Examples

  • Such a harmony of shape!

  • Each had its own distinct voice, and when they sang together, a harmony of extraordinary majesty filled the world.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • And they are told that this is the price of the beauty, the harmony, the way of life that they enjoy.

  • Still, they exist in harmony with one another and in relation to their environment.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Real harmony takes lots of voices.

  • Regard the subtle harmony of color.

  • Therefore, when I pulled a strawberry out of my bag, it created a beautiful harmony of colors.

    Academic text (2007)
  • You wondered what it'd be like if people could live more like those trees completely connected with each other, in harmony.

  • Portraits are important to man, and he has been educated in composition, color harmony, and technical excellence.

    Academic text (1995)
  • And you can't have that if you don't have multiple elements to be in harmony or be well arranged.

Synonyms

unity
vsharmony
217 2.8

People or parts joined and acting as one

is about parts blending pleasingly rather than merely forming a whole
concord
vsharmony
1 6.7

Agreement and peace among people or groups

is about parts blending visually or musically, not only social agreement
concordance
vsharmony
1 7.7

Agreement and harmony between people or things

focuses on pleasing arrangement and blending rather than just agreement
harmoniousness
vsharmony
6.5

A pleasing, balanced arrangement of parts like colours or ideas

is the state where elements blend and work well together

Antonyms

5 6.7

A feeling of disagreement and tension between people

1 5.6

To make things untidy or cause confusion

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
6 3.1
balance
698 2.5
harmony
14 3.2
discord
26 5.6
incongruity
6 8.0

Surface Forms

harmony singular
harmonies plural

Etymology

Harmony comes from the Greek harmonia, which means 'fitting together', like pieces of a picture that match. That's why we call a pleasing mix of colors, voices, or parts a harmony — they look or sound right together.