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Definitions for harmonious
hɑrˈmoʊ ni əshar·mo·nious

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. harmoniousadjective

    musically pleasing

  2. harmonious, proportionate, symmetricaladjective

    exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities

  3. harmoniousadjective

    suitable and fitting

    "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing"

  4. harmoniousadjective

    existing together in harmony

    "harmonious family relationships"

Wiktionary

  1. harmoniousadjective

    Showing accord in feeling or action.

  2. harmoniousadjective

    Having components pleasingly or appropriately combined.

  3. harmoniousadjective

    Melodious; in harmony.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Harmoniousadjective

    Etymology: harmonieux, French, from harmony.

    All the wide-extended sky,
    And all th’ harmonius worlds on high,
    And Virgil ’s sacred work shall dye. Abraham Cowley.

    God has made the intellectual world harmonious and beautiful without us; but it will never come into our heads all at once; we must bring it home piece-meal. John Locke.

    Harmony in wedded pair,
    More grateful than harmonious sounds to th’ ear. John Milton.

    The verse of Geoffrey Chaucer is not harmonious to us: they who lived with him, and some time after him, thought it musical. John Dryden, Fables, Preface.

ChatGPT

  1. harmonious

    Harmonious refers to a state of agreement, accord, or compatibility between parts or elements of a whole, particularly in terms of elements producing a pleasing or consistent whole. It could also refer to a relationship characterized by peace, cooperation, or compatibility. Harmonious can be applied to music, art, design, or social interactions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Harmoniousadjective

    adapted to each other; having parts proportioned to each other; symmetrical

  2. Harmoniousadjective

    acting together to a common end; agreeing in action or feeling; living in peace and friendship; as, an harmonious family

  3. Harmoniousadjective

    vocally or musically concordant; agreeably consonant; symphonious

  4. Etymology: [Cf. F. harmonieux. See Harmony.]

Editors Contribution

  1. harmonious

    To exist together in unity and harmony.

    The harmonious feeling at the office, we are efficient success as a united team.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of harmonious in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of harmonious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of harmonious in a Sentence

  1. Kelly Lynne D’Angelo:

    The thing is: our ways were right and always have been, we know how to make bounty on this earth. How to live EASILY. Our relational practices with each other and the earth are a FUNDAMENTAL CORE to a healthy and harmonious human experience.

  2. Donald Webster:

    We just clicked and had a harmonious life together, she had many talents. She had an amazing circle of friends who really loved and cared about her, the kindest people Donald Webster would meet.

  3. Leon Trotsky:

    Man will become immeasurably stronger, wiser, and subtler; his body will become more harmonious, his movements more rhythmic, his voice more musical. The forms of life will become dynamically dramatic. The average human type will rise to the heights of an Aristotle, a Goethe, or a Marx. And above these heights, new peaks will rise.

  4. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi:

    China and developing countries realizing common development and prosperity will make the world fairer, more harmonious and stable.

  5. Tony Blair:

    If the sporting event provided it is done in a good way and in a way that is respectful of differences and harmonious and well put together usually having these events helps engage a country, even one with a difficult say, human rights record, with the outside world.

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