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syntony

syntony

9.9
Being in harmony with your surroundings and responding well to them
  • noun
  • /sɪnˈtoʊni/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sintonía
  • In therapy, achieving syntony with one's emotions can lead to greater self-awareness and healing.

Examples

  • He felt a deep syntony with nature while hiking in the mountains, as if everything around him was connected.

  • Not the Americanized mini-mall where I would now and then swallow much disgust to go and satisfy my palate (also Americanized, unfortunately for my ego-syntony) with a hamburger or an ice cream?

    Academic text (1992)

  • Her ability to adjust quickly to new circumstances showed a remarkable sense of syntony with her surroundings.

Synonyms

harmony
vssyntony
146 2.5

Agreement and peaceful working together between people or ideas

is about being responsive to surroundings rather than just broad agreement
compatibility
vssyntony
9 3.9

A situation where two people understand each other and get along

is about being responsive to surroundings rather than just mutual interpersonal fit
harmoniousness
vssyntony
6.5

A pleasing, balanced arrangement of parts like colours or ideas

is about being responsive to surroundings rather than aesthetic coordination
attunement
vssyntony
7.9

A process of changing to become in harmony with someone or something

is the resulting state of responsiveness after adjustment rather than the process

Antonyms

discord
26 5.6

Strong disagreement between people or groups

How Harmonious

harmony
146 2.5
syntony
  • Specialized
9.9
mismatch
21 3.6
tension
509 3.2
dissonance
23 7.8

Surface Forms

syntony singular
syntonies plural

Morphology

syntony = syn + tone (semi-transparent) = syn + tony

The components 'syn' and 'tone' suggest a meaning of harmony, but the specific psychological or physiological context is not immediately obvious.

Etymology

Syntony comes from the Greek parts syn- 'with' and tonos 'tone', and you can see this root in English tone or tune, so it literally means being 'with the same tone' or 'in tune'. That's why syntony means being in harmony or in tune with your surroundings or with other people.