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symphonious

American  
[sim-foh-nee-uhs] / sɪmˈfoʊ ni əs /

adjective

  1. harmonious; in harmonious agreement or accord.


symphonious British  
/ sɪmˈfəʊnɪəs /

adjective

  1. literary harmonious or concordant

"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 symphonious

First recorded in 1645–55; symphony + -ous

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Her symphonious song fills the void with harmonies that layer, one on top of another, as if a choir was piping a soothing concert into the tank.

From Washington Times Jul. 2, 2016

My plumy pairs, in gay embroidery dressed, Form with ingenious skill the pensile nest; To Love's sweet notes attune the listening dell, And Echo sounds her soft symphonious shell.

From The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters by Sue Petigru Bowen

He made himself popular with his violin, "which seemed to have a thousand chords—more symphonious than the Muses of Apollo, and more enchanting than the ghost of the Hills."

From The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories by Mark Twain

The birds, breeze, water, branches, whisper love; Herb, flower, and verdant path the lay symphonious move.

From The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch by Thomas Campbell

What strings symphonious tremble in the air,     What strains of vocal transport round her play!

From Select Poems of Thomas Gray by Robert Carruthers

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