Definitions for harmonyˈhɑr mə ni
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
har•mo•ny*ˈhɑr mə ni(n.)(pl.)-nies.
agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
a consistent, orderly, or pleasing arrangement of parts; congruity.
any simultaneous combination of tones. the simultaneous combination of tones, esp. when blended into chords pleasing to the ear; chordal structure, as distinguished from melody and rhythm. the science of the structure, relations, and practical combination of chords.
Category: Music and Dance
an arrangement of the contents of the Gospels, either of all four or of the first three, designed to show their parallelism and differences.
Category: Bible
* Syn: See symmetry.
Origin of harmony:
1350–1400; ME armonye < MF < L harmonia < Gk harmonía joint, framework, harmony
Princeton's WordNet
harmony, harmoniousness(noun)
compatibility in opinion and action
harmony, musical harmony(noun)
the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
harmony, concord, concordance(noun)
a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
harmony, concord, concordance(noun)
agreement of opinions
harmony(noun)
an agreeable sound property
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
harmony(noun)ˈhɑr mə ni
a situation of peace, happiness, and agreement
the dream that people can live in harmony
harmonyˈhɑr mə ni
in music, a combination of notes that sound pleasant together
beautiful harmonies
Wiktionary
harmony(Noun)
agreement or accord
harmony(Noun)
a pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds
harmony(Noun)
the academic study of chords
harmony(Noun)
two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord
harmony(Noun)
the relationship between two distinct musical pitches (musical pitches being frequencies of vibration which produce audible sound) played simultaneously
Origin: First attested in 1602. From armonye, from harmonie/armonie, from harmonia, from ἁρμονία
Webster Dictionary
Harmony(noun)
the just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system or combination of things, or in things, or things intended to form a connected whole; such an agreement between the different parts of a design or composition as to produce unity of effect; as, the harmony of the universe
Harmony(noun)
concord or agreement in facts, opinions, manners, interests, etc.; good correspondence; peace and friendship; as, good citizens live in harmony
Harmony(noun)
a literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency; as, a harmony of the Gospels
Harmony(noun)
a succession of chords according to the rules of progression and modulation
Harmony(noun)
the science which treats of their construction and progression
Harmony(noun)
see Harmonic suture, under Harmonic
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
HARMONY
From the Grk. _arnumi_, strain. Hence, full of strains.
Translations for harmony
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
harmony(noun)
(of musical sounds, colours etc) (the state of forming) a pleasing combination
The singers sang in harmony.
- harmonieAfrikaans

- إنْسِجامArabic

- хармонияBulgarian

- harmoniaPortuguese (BR)

- souzvukCzech

- der EinklangGerman

- harmoniDanish

- αρμονίαGreek

- armoníaSpanish

- harmooniaEstonian

- هماهنگیFarsi

- harmoniaFinnish

- harmonieFrench

- הַרמוֹניָהHebrew

- सहस्वरता, सुस्वरताHindi

- harmonija, uskladenostCroatian

- harmóniaHungarian

- harmoniIndonesian

- samhljómurIcelandic

- armoniaItalian

- 和声Japanese

- 화성Korean

- harmonija, darnumasLithuanian

- harmonija; saskaņaLatvian

- harmoniMalay

- harmonieDutch

- harmoni, samklangNorwegian

- harmonia, zgodnośćPolish

- هماهنگیPersian

- سم والى، برابوالى،هم غاړتوبPashto

- harmoniaPortuguese

- armonieRomanian

- гармоничностьRussian

- súzvukSlovak

- ubranostSlovenian

- harmonijaSerbian

- harmoni, samklang, välljudSwedish

- การประสานเสียงThai

- armoni; ses ahengiTurkish

- 和聲,色彩搭配和諧Chinese (Trad.)

- гармоніяUkrainian

- سروں کا مترنم مجموعہUrdu

- sự hài hoà; sự hoà âmVietnamese

- 和谐Chinese (Simp.)

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