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har·mo·ni·ous

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–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

]

—Related forms

har·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverb

har·mo·ni·ous·ness, noun

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

—Antonyms 1, 3. discordant.

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har·mo·ni·ous Audio Help (här-mō'nē-əs) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Exhibiting accord in feeling or action.
Having component elements pleasingly or appropriately combined: a harmonious blend of architectural styles.
Characterized by harmony of sound; melodious.

har·mo'ni·ous·ly adv., har·mo'ni·ous·ness n.

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harmonious
adjective
1.	musically pleasing [ant: inharmonious]
2.	exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
3.	suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing"
4.	existing together in harmony; "harmonious family relationships"

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harˈmonious1 [-ˈməu-] adjective

pleasant-sounding
Example: a harmonious melody

Arabic:	مُنْسَجِم
Chinese (Simplified):	悦耳的
Chinese (Traditional):	悅耳的
Czech:	libozvučný
Danish:	harmonisk
Dutch:	harmonieus
Estonian:	harmooniline
Finnish:	harmoninen
French:	harmonieux
German:	wohlklingend
Greek:	αρμονικός, ευχάριστος στo αφτί
Hungarian:	kellemes hangzású
Icelandic:	hljómfagur, samstilltur
Indonesian:	harmonis
Italian:	armonioso

Japanese:	耳に快い
Korean:	화성의
Latvian:	harmonisks
Lithuanian:	darnus, harmoningas
Norwegian:	harmonisk, velklingende
Polish:	melodyjny, harmonijny
Portuguese (Brazil):	harmonioso
Portuguese (Portugal):	harmonioso
Romanian:	armonios
Russian:	гармоничный
Slovak:	ľubozvučný
Slovenian:	ubran
Spanish:	armonioso
Swedish:	välljudande, melodisk
Turkish:	ahenkli

harˈmonious2 [-ˈməu-] adjective

pleasant to the eye
Example: a harmonious colour scheme

Arabic:	مُتلائِم، مُمْتِع للعَيْن
Chinese (Simplified):	和谐的
Chinese (Traditional):	悅目的
Czech:	příjemný na pohled
Danish:	harmonisk
Dutch:	harmonieus
Estonian:	harmooniline
Finnish:	harmoninen
French:	harmonieux
German:	harmonisch
Greek:	ευχάριστος στο μάτι
Hungarian:	harmonikus
Icelandic:	samstilltur, samstæður
Indonesian:	serasi
Italian:	armonioso

Japanese:	調和のとれた
Korean:	조화된
Latvian:	harmonisks
Lithuanian:	darnus, suderintas
Norwegian:	samstemt, smakfull
Polish:	harmonijny
Portuguese (Brazil):	harmonioso
Portuguese (Portugal):	harmonioso
Romanian:	potrivit
Russian:	гармонирующий
Slovak:	harmonizujúci
Slovenian:	harmoničen
Spanish:	armonioso
Swedish:	harmonisk
Turkish:	göze hoş görünen

harˈmonious3 [-ˈməu-] adjective

without disagreement or bad feeling
Example: a harmonious relationship

Arabic:	مُتوافِق، مُتلائِم، مُنْسَجِم
Chinese (Simplified):	和睦的
Chinese (Traditional):	和睦的
Czech:	žijící v souladu
Danish:	harmonisk
Dutch:	harmonieus
Estonian:	harmooniline
Finnish:	harmoninen
French:	harmonieux
German:	harmonisch
Greek:	αρμονικός
Hungarian:	egyező, harmonikus
Icelandic:	friðsamlegur, samlyndur
Indonesian:	rukun
Italian:	armonioso

Japanese:	仲のよい
Korean:	화합한
Latvian:	saskanīgs; saticīgs
Lithuanian:	darnus
Norwegian:	harmonisk, fredelig, vennskapelig
Polish:	zgodny
Portuguese (Brazil):	harmonioso
Portuguese (Portugal):	harmonioso
Romanian:	(în mod) armonios
Russian:	дружный
Slovak:	harmonický
Slovenian:	složen
Spanish:	armonioso
Swedish:	harmonisk, vänskaplig
Turkish:	uyumlu

See also: harmonize, harmonise, harmonic, harmony

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