What does "harmony" mean?
Agreement or accord.
Harmony
/ˈhɑː.mə.ni/ name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Very common ·Middle school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Agreement or accord.
- Grammar: harmony is listed as name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: concord, acclamation, accommodation, accord.
- Useful contrasts: catalan tensió, civil conflict, emotional tension.
- Usage evidence: The lack of harmony between colors makes this painting stand out.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Agreement or accord. countable, uncountable
"December 4 2010, Evan Thomas, "Why It’s Time to Worry", in Newsweekk America's social harmony has depended at least to some degree on economic growth. It is easier to get along when everyone, more or less, is getting ahead."
- 2 compatibility in opinion and action wordnet
- 3 A pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds. countable, uncountable
- 4 an agreeable sound property wordnet
- 5 The academic study of chords. countable, uncountable
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- 6 the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords wordnet
- 7 Two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord. countable, uncountable
- 8 agreement of opinions wordnet
- 9 The relationship between two distinct musical pitches (musical pitches being frequencies of vibration which produce audible sound) played simultaneously. countable, uncountable
"I did not know anything more about music,only about finger exercises, difficult tasks, contradictions in the theory of harmony, and tedious piano lessons from a sarcastic teacher who saw in my […]"
- 10 a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole wordnet
- 11 A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency. countable, uncountable
"a harmony of the Gospels"
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Latin.
"Following this formula, Harmony Hammond chose an exhibition of her dark, potent, meaning-layered paintings to be complemented by the work of Haleh Niazmand."
- 2 The ship of characters Harry Potter and Hermione Granger of the Harry Potter series. slang, uncountable
"Oh that is bloody priceless, unfortunately I've seen some of the Harmony shippers' rants and that little piece of creative fiction could really be considered understating some of the reactions that were areound^([sic]) on some forums after the HBP release."
- 3 A male given name from Latin.
"In other transfer news, Betar Jerusalem added Eran Levy, Haim Megrelashvili and Nigerian Harmony Ikande to its squad on Tuesday."
- 4 A number of places in Canada:; A community in Rocky View County, Alberta.
- 5 A number of places in Canada:; A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
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- 6 A number of places in Canada:; A hamlet in Perth South, Perth County, Ontario.
- 7 A number of places in Canada:; A community in North Dundas, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Arkansas.
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in San Luis Obispo County, California.
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Osceola County, Florida.
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Illinois.
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois.
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana.
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Somerset County, Maine.
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Caroline County, Maryland.
- 16 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
- 17 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
- 18 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey.
- 19 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Quinton Township, Salem County, New Jersey.
- 20 A number of places in the United States:; A township and census-designated place therein, in Warren County, New Jersey.
- 21 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
- 22 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Iredell County, North Carolina.
- 23 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clark County, Ohio.
- 24 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma.
- 25 A number of places in the United States:; A borough and historic district in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
- 26 A number of places in the United States:; A village and census-designated place in Providence County, Rhode Island.
- 27 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
- 28 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia.
- 29 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Grover, Marinette County, Wisconsin.
- 30 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
- 31 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
- 32 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
- 33 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Albany County, Wyoming.
- 34 A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Harmony Township.
Antonyms
catalan tensiócivil conflictemotional tensionfrench contradiction
Example
"The lack of harmony between colors makes this painting stand out."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "harmony"?
Common synonyms include: concord, acclamation, accommodation, accord, accord, accordance.
How do you use "harmony" in a sentence?
The lack of harmony between colors makes this painting stand out.
How do you pronounce "harmony"?
Pronounced /ˈhɑː.mə.ni/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
First attested in 1602. From Middle English armonye, from Old French harmonie/armonie, from Latin harmonia, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονία (harmonía, “joint, union, agreement, concord of sounds”), either from or cognate with ἁρμόζω (harmózō, “I fit together”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join, fit, fix together”). Doublet of harmonia.
Etymology 2
From harmony.
Etymology 3
Blend of Harry + Hermione, based on the common noun harmony.