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harmonious

[hahr-moh-nee-uhs]

adjective

  1. marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action.

    a harmonious group.

    Antonyms: discordant
  2. forming a pleasingly consistent whole; congruous.

    harmonious colors.

  3. pleasant to the ear; tuneful; melodious.

    Antonyms: discordant


harmonious

/ hɑːˈməʊnɪəs /

adjective

  1. (esp of colours or sounds) fitting together well

  2. having agreement or consensus

  3. tuneful, consonant, or melodious

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • harmoniously adverb
  • harmoniousness noun
  • nonharmonious adjective
  • nonharmoniously adverb
  • nonharmoniousness noun
  • preharmonious adjective
  • preharmoniously adverb
  • preharmoniousness noun
  • unharmonious adjective
  • unharmoniously adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of harmonious1

First recorded in 1520–30, harmonious is from the Greek word harmónios melodious, literally, fitting. See harmony, -ous
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Example Sentences

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Following last season's struggles, where United finished 15th in the league and lost the Europa League final to Tottenham, Amorim worked hard in the summer trying to create a harmonious dressing room culture.

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In the cocktail of their marriage, he adds the bitterness and she adds the spice, qualities that can be either overbearing or harmonious.

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Relations have been - and remain - so harmonious that it has sometimes been hard to appreciate the intensity of the title fight, how much it means to them, from the drivers' public utterances.

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Indeed, as the U.S. sheds its focus on such priorities as democracy and human rights, China’s proffered “community with a shared future,” emphasizing common interests and a harmonious neighborhood, cannot help but seem more appealing.

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On Tuesday, less than a week before the election, authorities set up a new committee aimed at easing citizens' concerns, pledging to shape a "society of orderly and harmonious coexistence with foreign nationals."

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