harmony

CEFRC1

/ˈhɑː.mə.ni/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A state of agreement, peace, or musical balance.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds.

Examples

  • The beauty of the music consists of its harmony.

  • The lack of harmony between colors makes this painting stand out.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The academic study of chords.

  2. Agreement or accord.

  3. Two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord.

More examples

In context

  • Growing up in a family that included 12 brothers and sisters, Harmony James needed to find something that set her apart from the crowd. And boy did she succeed in that one.

  • a harmony of the Gospels

  • December 4 2010, Evan Thomas, "Why It’s Time to Worry", in Newsweek 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.

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Origin

noun

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, “to fit together”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join, fit, fix together”). First attested in 1602. Doublet of harmonia.