Harmony Meaning
/ˈhɑː.mə.ni/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAgreement or accord.
nounA pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds.
Sentence Examples
The lack of harmony between colors makes this painting stand out.
The beauty of the music consists of its harmony.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The group of friends lived in perfect ____ and never argued.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The couple lived in perfect ____, rarely arguing and always supporting each other's dreams.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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 […]"
— 2012 December 21, Hermann Hesse, Gertrude: A Novel, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, →OCLC:
"Following this formula, Harmony Hammond chose an exhibition of her dark, potent, meaning-layered paintings to be complemented by the work of Haleh Niazmand."
— 2005 April 13, “SFR PICKS; ARTS AND CULTURE; Everything worth seeing, reading, hearing, eating & thinking about in Santa Fe”, in Santa Fe Reporter:
"For someone whose only acting experience was playing a Boy George lookalike in a high school production of the musical “The Wedding Singer,” Harmony Santana is having an incredible year. Ms. Santana is making her big-screen debut in Rashaad Ernesto Green’s coming-out drama “Gun Hill Road,” which had its premiere in January at the Sundance Film Festival."
— 2011 July 28, Erik Piepenburg, “When They Play Women, It’s Not Just an Act”, in The New York Times:
"In other transfer news, Betar Jerusalem added Eran Levy, Haim Megrelashvili and Nigerian Harmony Ikande to its squad on Tuesday."
— 2012 January 31, Allon Sinai, “Tamuz changes mind, remains with Reds”, in The Jerusalem Post:
"Indie filmmaker Harmony Korine is no stranger to the weird. He's built an outsider-cool reputation thanks to his early script for the '90s drama "Kids" and his later increasingly bizarre films "Gummo" (about trailer park Americana), […]"
— 2012 May 3, Romeo San Vincente, “Brittany S. Pierce meets Harmony Korine”, in Between the Lines:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The group of friends lived in perfect ____ and never argued.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The couple lived in perfect ____, rarely arguing and always supporting each other's dreams.