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Harmonious

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har⋅mo⋅ni⋅ous

[hahr-moh-nee-uhs]
–adjective
1. marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
2. forming a pleasingly consistent whole; congruous: harmonious colors.
3. pleasant to the ear; tuneful; melodious.

Origin:
1520–30; < Gk harmónios melodious, lit., fitting. See harmony, -ous


har⋅mo⋅ni⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
har⋅mo⋅ni⋅ous⋅ness, noun


1. amicable, congenial; sympathetic. 2. concordant, congruent, consonant, consistent.


1, 3. discordant.
har·mo·ni·ous   (här-mō'nē-əs)   
adj.  
  1. Exhibiting accord in feeling or action.
  2. Having component elements pleasingly or appropriately combined: a harmonious blend of architectural styles.
  3. Characterized by harmony of sound; melodious.
har·mo'ni·ous·ly adv., har·mo'ni·ous·ness n.

Harmonious

Har*mo"ni*ous\, a. [Cf. F. harmonieux. See Harmony.]

1. Adapted to each other; having parts proportioned to each other; symmetrical.

God hath made the intellectual world harmonious and beautiful without us. --Locke.

2. Acting together to a common end; agreeing in action or feeling; living in peace and friendship; as, an harmonious family.

3. Vocally or musically concordant; agreeably consonant; symphonious. -- Har*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. -- Har*mo"ni*ous*ness, n.
Language Translation for : Harmonious
Spanish: armonioso,
German: wohlklingend,
Japanese: 耳に快い
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