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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.

har·mo′ni·ous·ly adv.
har·mo′ni·ous·ness n.
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harmonious

(hɑːˈməʊnɪəs)
adj
1. (esp of colours or sounds) fitting together well
2. having agreement or consensus
3. (Music, other) tuneful, consonant, or melodious
harˈmoniously adv
harˈmoniousness n
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har•mo•ni•ous

(hɑrˈmoʊ ni əs)

adj.
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.
[1520–30; < Greek harmónios melodious, literally, fitting. See harmony, -ous]
har•mo′ni•ous•ly, adv.
har•mo′ni•ous•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. harmonious - musically pleasing
compatible - able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination; "a compatible married couple"; "her deeds were compatible with her ideology"
inharmonious, unharmonious - not in harmony
2. harmonious - exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
balanced - being in a state of proper equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers"
3. [画像:harmonious - suitable and fitting]harmonious - suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing"
congruent, congruous - corresponding in character or kind
4. harmonious - existing together in harmony; "harmonious family relationships"
compatible - able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination; "a compatible married couple"; "her deeds were compatible with her ideology"
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harmonious

adjective
1. friendly, amicable, cordial, sympathetic, compatible, agreeable, in harmony, in unison, fraternal, congenial, in accord, concordant, of one mind, en rapport (French) the most harmonious European Community summit for some time
friendly unfriendly, discordant
3. melodious, musical, harmonic, harmonizing, tuneful, concordant, mellifluous, dulcet, sweet-sounding, euphonious, euphonic, symphonious (literary) producing harmonious sounds
melodious harsh, grating, discordant, cacophonous, unmelodious
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harmonious

adjective
2. Having components pleasingly combined:
3. Characterized by harmony of sound:
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Translations
مُتلائِم، مُمْتِع للعَيْنمُتوافِق، مُتلائِم، مُنْسَجِممُنْسَجِم
libozvučnýpříjemný na pohledžijící v souladu
harmonisk
kellemes hangzású
friîsamlegur, samlyndurhljómfagur, samstilltursamstilltur, samstæîur
harmonizujúciľubozvučný
ahenkligöze hoş görünenuyumlu

harmonious

[hɑːˈməʊnɪəs] ADJ
1. (Mus) [sound, chord] → armonioso
2. (fig) [colour scheme, architecture, relationship] → armonioso ; [atmosphere] → de armonía
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harmonious

[hɑːrˈməʊniəs] adj
(= friendly and peaceful) [relationship, agreement, discussion] → harmonieux/euse
[well-balanced, pattern, blend, balance] → harmonieux/euse
[sounds, music] → harmonieux/euse
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harmonious

adj, harmoniously
adv (Mus, fig) → harmonisch
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harmonious

[hɑːˈməʊnɪəs] adjarmonioso/a
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harmony

(ˈhaːməni) plural ˈharmonies noun
1. (of musical sounds, colours etc) (the state of forming) a pleasing combination. The singers sang in harmony. harmonie إنْسِجام хармония harmonia souzvuk der Einklang harmoni αρμονία armonía harmoonia هماهنگی harmonia harmonie הרמוניה सहस्वरता, सुस्वरता harmonija, uskladenost harmónia harmoni samhljómur armonia 和声 화성 harmonija, darnumas harmonija; saskaņa harmoni harmonie harmoni, samklang harmonia, zgodność سم والى، برابوالى،هم غاړتوب harmonia armonie гармоничность súzvuk ubranost harmonija harmoni, samklang, välljud การประสานเสียง armoni; ses ahengi 和聲,色彩搭配和諧 гармонія سروں کا مترنم مجموعہ sự hài hoà; sự hoà âm 和谐
2. the agreement of people's feelings, opinions etc. Few married couples live in perfect harmony. harmonie, eensgesindheid إنْسِجام، تَفاهُم съзвучие harmonia harmonie die Harmonie harmoni αρμονία armonía kooskõla سازگاری sopusointu harmonie התאמה समरसता sklad, harmonija egyetértés keserasian sátt og samlyndi armonia 調和 조화, 일치 sutarimas, darnumas saskaņa; saticība harmoni harmonie harmoni, skjønn forening zgoda سم والى harmonia înţelegere гармония; согласие harmónia složnost harmonija harmoni ความสามัคคี uyum, ahenk 融洽 злагода, згода مطابقت، اتفاق sự hoà hợp 融洽
harˈmonic (-ˈmo-) adjective
of, or concerned with, especially musical harmony. welluidend, harmonies تَوافُقي النَّغَم ، مُؤْتَلِف хармоничен harmônico harmonický harmonisch harmonisk αρμονικός armónico harmooniline داراي آهنگ يكنواخت harmoninen harmonique מִתמַזֵג יָפֶה अनुकूल, सुसंगत harmonican, skladan harmonikus mengenai harmoni samhljóms-, hljómrænn; samhljómandi, samstilltur armonico 和声の 화성(和聲)의 harmonijos, harmoningas harmonisks harmoni harmonisch harmonisk harmonijny, harmoniczny هماهنګه ساز، ساز، موافق harmónico armonic, bazat pe armonie гармонический harmonický harmoničen harmoničan harmonisk เสียงประสาน ahenkli 和聲的,和諧的 гармонійний; злагоджений موسیقیت سے متعلق hài hoà; hòa âm 和声的,和谐的
harˈmonious (-ˈməu-) adjective
1. pleasant-sounding. a harmonious melody. harmonies, welluidend مُنْسَجِم хармоничен harmonioso libozvučný wohlklingend harmonisk αρμονικός, ευχάριστος στo αφτί armonioso harmooniline خوش آهنگ harmoninen harmonieux מִתמַזֵג יָפֶה सुरीलापन harmonican kellemes hangzású harmonis hljómfagur, samstilltur armonioso 耳に快い 선율이 아름다운 darnus, harmoningas harmonisks yang harmoni harmonieus harmonisk, velklingende melodyjny, harmonijny همغاړى، سم ، وړ، برابر، مافق harmonioso armonios гармоничный ľubozvučný ubran harmoničan välljudande, melodisk ไพเราะ ahenkli 悅耳的 гармонійний خوش آواز du dương 悦耳的
2. pleasant to the eye. a harmonious colour scheme. harmonies مُتلائِم، مُمْتِع للعَيْن приятен harmonioso příjemný na pohled harmonisch harmonisk ευχάριστος στο μάτι armonioso harmooniline موزون sopusointuinen harmonieux מִשתַלֵב יָפֶה सुमेल ugodan oku harmonikus serasi samstilltur, samstæður armonioso 調和のとれた 잘 조화된 darnus, suderintas harmonisks yang harmoni harmonieus samstemt, smakfull harmonijny برابر harmonioso potrivit гармонирующий harmonizujúci harmoničen skladan harmonisk กลมกลืนกัน göze hoş görünen 悅目的 гармонічний خوش ترتیب hài hoà 悦目的
3. without disagreement or bad feeling. a harmonious relationship. eensgesind مُتوافِق، مُتلائِم، مُنْسَجِم задружен harmonioso žijící v souladu harmonisch harmonisk αρμονικός armonioso harmooniline سازگار tasapainoinen harmonieux ידידותי सद्भावपूर्ण skladan egyező, harmonikus rukun friðsamlegur, samlyndur armonioso 仲のよい 화목한 darnus saskanīgs; saticīgs harmoni harmonieus harmonisk, fredelig, vennskapelig zgodny سم وال harmonioso (în mod) armo­nios дружный harmonický složen skladan harmonisk, vänskaplig สามัคคี uyumlu 和睦的 дружний, злагоджений مخالفت یا انکار سے آزاد hoà hợp 和睦的
harˈmoniously adverb
harmonies بانْسِجام، بِتَوافُق хармонично harmoniosamente libozvučně harmonisch harmoniskt αρμονικά armoniosamente harmooniliselt بطورموزون sopuisasti harmonieusement בְּהַרמוֹניָה सद्भावनापूर्वक skladno harmonikusan secara rukun friðsamlega, með samstilltum hætti armoniosamente 調和して 화목하게 darniai, harmoningai harmoniski; saskanīgi dengan berharmoni harmonieus harmonisk, samstemt zgodnie د برابری دوله harmoniosamente armonios гармонично ľubozvučne harmonično skladno harmoniskt อย่างเป็นอันหนึ่งอันเดียวกัน uymlu bir şekilde 和睦地 злагоджено خوش ترتیبی سے một cách hài hoà; hoà hợp 协调地,和谐地
harˈmoniousness noun
harmonie, welluidendheid, eensgesindheid إنْسِجام، تَوافُق хармоничност harmonia soulad die Harmonie harmoni αρμονικότητα armonía harmoonia خوش آهنگی sopuisuus harmonie הרמוניה सद्भावना skladnost, harmonicnost harmónia kerukunan samlyndi armonia 調和して 화목함 darnumas, harmoningumas harmoniskums; saskanīgums keharmonian harmonieusiteit samstemthet, vennskapelighet zgodność خوش غاړی harmonia armonie гармоничность súlad harmoničnost skladnost harmoni, vänskaplighet ความเป็นอันหนึ่งอันเดียวกัน uyumluluk 賞心悅目,和睦 гармонійність خوش ترتیبی tính hài hoà; hoà hợp 调和,和谐,协调
ˈharmonize, ˈharmonise verb
1. to sing or play musical instruments in harmony. harmonieer يُغَنّي أو يَعْزِف بانْسِجام وتوافُق хармонизирам tocar em harmonia zpívat, hrát libozvučně in Einklang bringen synge i harmoni; spille i harmoni εναρμονίζομαι armonizar harmooniliselt laulma või mängima هم آهنگ نواختن laulaa/soittaa harmoniassa chanter/jouer en harmonie לְהִשתַלֵב בהרמוניה संगत या समस्वर होना या करना harmonicno (višeglasno) pjevati i svirati összehangol memadukan vera samstilltur/samtaka cantare/suonare in modo armonioso 調和 화성으로 노래하다 darniai dainuoti/groti saskaņot; noskaņot berharmoni harmoniëren, in harmonie brengen, afstemmen harmonisere, bringe i harmoni harmonizować برابرول،سمول،همغاړىكو ل: سميدل ،برابريدل همغاړى كيدل tocar em harmonia a armoniza играть hrať/spievať ľubozvučne peti/igrati v harmoniji biti u skladu sjunga (spela) i harmoni ประสานเสียง ahenkle söylemek/çalmak 和聲演唱,和弦演奏 гармонізувати موسیقیت پیدا کرنا hoà âm 以和声唱歌或演奏
2. to add different parts to (a melody) to form harmonies. harmoniseer يُنَسِّق ، يخْلِقُ إنْسِجاما аранжирам harmonizar harmonizovat harmonisieren harmonisere εναρμονίζω armonizar harmoniseerima موزون كردن soinnuttaa harmoniser לְהִתמַזֵג יָפֶה संगत देना harmonizirati harmonizál memperpadukan raddsetja; samstilla armonizzare 和音をつける (단음의 멜로디 등에) 화음을 붙이다 harmonizuoti harmonizēt mengharmonikan harmoniëren, in harmonie brengen, afstemmen harmonisere zestrajać برابرول harmonizar a armoniza гармонизировать harmonizovať harmonizirati uskladiti sätta harmonier till ทํานองประสาน armonize etmek 加上不同樂音以形成和聲(弦) аранжувати موسیقی کے کئی اجزا کو ملا کر موسیقیت پیدا کرنا phối hoà âm 使(曲调)和谐
3. to (cause to) be in harmony or agreement. The colours in this room harmonize nicely. harmonieer يتناسَق، يَتَوافَق، يَتلائَم подхождам си harmonizar(-se) ladit harmonisieren harmonere; passe godt sammen εναρμονίζω, εναρμονίζομαι armonizar kokku sobi(ta)ma جور بودن sointua harmoniser לְהַתאִים זֶה לְזֶה सामंजस्य स्थापित करना uskladiti, slagati se harmonizál, összhangban van serasi samræma(st) armonizzarsi 調和する 조화시키다 derėti, derinti harmonēt; saskanēt berharmoni harmoniëren, in harmonie brengen, afstemmen avstemme, harmonere med harmonizować, pasować do siebie برابريدل harmonizar a (se) potrivi гармонировать ladiť skladati (se) uskladiti harmoniera, [få att] passa ihop เข้ากันได้ uymak (使)調合 узгоджувати متوازن ہونا یا کرنا hài hoà 使协调
harmoniˈzation, harmoniˈsation noun
harmonisering خَلْق إنْسِجام ، مُلائَمَه، تَنْسيق хармонизиране harmonização harmonizace der Einklang harmonisering εναρμόνιση armonización harmoneerumine هماهنگ سازی soinnutus harmonisation הִתמַזגוּת בְּהַרמוֹניָה सामंजस्यकरण harmonizacija, uskladenost összhangba hozás perpaduan samstilling; raddsetning, útsetning armonizzazione 調和化 조화 harmonizacija harmonizēšana; harmonizācija pengharmonian harmonisatie harmoni, samklang harmonizacja همغاړى كيدل harmonização ar­mo­nizare; potrivire гармонизация harmonizácia harmonizacija harmonizacija harmonisering, harmoniering การกลมกลืน uyumlama 調合,相稱 досягнення гармонії خوش آہنگی sự làm hài hoà; sự phối hoà âm 协调
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Don't I feel in my soul that I am part of this vast harmonious whole?
Its discordant clashes sweep upward in one harmonious tone that blends with the music of other worlds--to complete God's orchestra.
The Spencerian stanza, with its rich variety of movement and its harmonious closes, long shut "Childe Harold" from me, and whenever I found a poem in any book which did not rhyme its second line with its first I read it unwillingly or not at all.
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I'll ask him about that life-book myself, but I want you to tell him that you told me the story of lost Margaret and ask him if he will let me use it as a thread of romance with which to weave the stories of the life-book into a harmonious whole."
"Her shining tresses, divided in two parts, encircle the harmonious contour of her white and delicate cheeks, brilliant in their glow and freshness.
The men however, are not quite so harmonious in their utterance, and when excited upon any subject, would work themselves up into a sort of wordy paroxysm, during which all descriptions of rough-sided sounds were projected from their mouths, with a force and rapidity which was absolutely astonishing.
Only, since our last journey thither, the walls had taken a grayer tint, and the brickwork assumed a more harmonious copper tone; the trees had grown, and many that then only stretched their slender branches along the tops of the hedges, now bushy, strong, and luxuriant, cast around, beneath boughs swollen with sap, great shadows of blossoms of fruit for the benefit of the traveler.
"Thus Caedmon, keeping in mind all he heard, and, as it were, chewing the cud, converted the same into most harmonious verse; and sweetly repeating the same, made his masters in their turn his hearers.
We are so harmonious, and you have been a blacksmith - would you mind it?"
Next in order to harmonies, rhythms will naturally follow, and they should be subject to the same rules, for we ought not to seek out complex systems of metre, or metres of every kind, but rather to discover what rhythms are the expressions of a courageous and harmonious life; and when we have found them, we shall adapt the foot and the melody to words having a like spirit, not the words to the foot and melody.
One saw it in the lines of her figure, the make and motion of her hands, the flow of her dress, the droop of her hair, unconscious yet harmonious, and as attractive to many as beauty itself.

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