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Synonyms

accordant

American  
[uh-kawr-dnt] / əˈkɔr dnt /

adjective

  1. agreeing; conforming; harmonious.


accordant British  
/ əˈkɔːdənt /

adjective

  1. in conformity or harmony

"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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Etymology

Origin of accordant

1275–1325; Middle English acordant < Old French. See accord, -ant

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Both were demoted on Sept. 7, 2021, accordant to court documents.

From Fox News Mar. 10, 2022

The hotels, office buildings, and apartment complexes of central Madison rise no more than a hundred and ninety feet, forming an accordant skyline.

From The New Yorker Sep. 14, 2015

The accordant funnelling of funds to various other interests was, of course, coincidental, but nonetheless, this effrontery was not well received by the various suits.

From The Guardian Mar. 1, 2013

In recent troubled times, he has been clear to remind that sport is just sport and that when his stint as captain ends, he'll accept it in accordant context.

From The Guardian Mar. 1, 2013

His kindness showed in many ways, but they were all but varying, accordant forms of pure neighborliness.

From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.

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