harmonious

[hahr-moh-nee-uhs]

adjective

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

   a harmonious group.

   Synonyms: sympathetic, congenial, amicable
   Antonyms: discordant

2. forming a pleasingly consistent whole; congruous.

   harmonious colors.

   Synonyms: consistent, consonant, congruent, concordant

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

Other Word Forms

• harmoniously adverb
• harmoniousness noun
• nonharmonious adjective
• nonharmoniously adverb
• nonharmoniousness noun
• preharmonious adjective
• preharmoniously adverb
• preharmoniousness noun
• unharmonious adjective
• unharmoniously adverb

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

Example Sentences

They have a carefully thought out internal philosophy, applied with intelligence and empathy to two drivers who have been convinced that keeping things harmonious is the best solution for all.

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But in the brief moment of the album came a delicate and harmonious collaboration between Corgan and the Smashing Pumpkins to create an album that would define their careers and, in some ways, their lives.

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A recommendation for anyone anxious about having a harmonious Thanksgiving next week: Watch Thomas Vinterberg’s “The Celebration” and be grateful that your gathering cannot possibly go worse than the one depicted therein.

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"There is a rather harmonious relationship between industry and academic research," he said.

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Few beyond North Carolina’s borders grasp the outsize role Newby, 70, has played in transforming the state’s top court from a relatively harmonious judicial backwater to a front-line partisan battleground since his election in 2004.

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Related Words

• amicable 
• balanced 
• congenial 
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• cordial 
• peaceful