concordant

[ kon-kawr-dnt, kuh n- ]

/ kɒnˈkɔr dnt, kən- /

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adjective

agreeing; harmonious.

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

concord, concord coach, concord grape, concordance, concordance rate, concordant, concordant alternation, concordantly, concordat, concorde, concordia

Origin of concordant

1475–85; < Anglo-French, Middle French concordant. See concord, -ant

Related forms

con·cord·ant·ly, adverbnon·con·cord·ant, adverbnon·con·cord·ant·ly, adverbun·con·cord·ant, adjective

un·con·cord·ant·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for concordant

The sound and concordant ministry only shall have his countenance and maintenance.
A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)|Richard Baxter
In all these strange, concordant phenomena appears the inadmissibility of the principle that is all of man.
The Memoirs of Victor Hugo|Victor Hugo
The spontaneous and very rapid spread of his order proves that it was concordant with a great popular taste.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
That is all we need seek; two conceptions which are equivalent to each other, two concordant formulae.
A New Philosophy: Henri Bergson|Edouard le Roy

Concordant set forms do serve for the exactest concord in the churches, that all at once may speak the same things.
A Christian Directory|Baxter Richard

British Dictionary definitions for concordant

concordant

/ (kənˈkɔːdənt) /

adjective

being in agreement: harmonious

Derived Formsconcordantly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for concordant

concordant

adj.

late 15c. of persons, 1510s of things, 1550s of music, from French concordant, from Latin concordantem, present participle of concordare (see concord). Related: Concordantly.