concinnity

American  

[kuhn-sin-i-tee] / kənˈsɪn ɪ ti /

noun

plural

concinnities

1. Rhetoric.

   1. a close harmony of tone as well as logic among the elements of a discourse.

   2. an instance of this.

2. any harmonious adaptation of parts.

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concinnity British  

/ kənˈsɪnɪtɪ /

noun

1. a harmonious arrangement of parts, esp in literary works, speeches, etc

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Other Word Forms

• concinnous adjective

Etymology

Origin of concinnity

1525–35; < Latin concinnitās, equivalent to concinn ( us ) concinnous + -itās -ity

Example Sentences

Novak was delighted by this concinnity, and even more delighted by the treatments on offer that day at the storefront franchise spa concept.

From New York Times

The Wintersian virtue of concinnity become a principle of governance:

From The New Yorker

In her new book “Corporate Concinnity in the Boardroom,” board expert Nancy Falls outlines the most common mistakes with boards, and I believe several of these apply to startups as well as to more mature companies as follows:

From Forbes

Concinnity, kon-sin′i-ti, n. harmony: congruity: elegance.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

The tendency of his genius had never been, and at the end was less than ever, in the direction of concinnity.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• arrangement
• chord
• composition
• melody
• tune
• unity