What does harmony mean?
Definitions for harmony
ˈhɑr mə nihar·mo·ny
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word harmony.
Princeton's WordNet
harmony, harmoniousnessnoun
compatibility in opinion and action
harmony, musical harmonynoun
the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
harmony, concord, concordancenoun
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, concordancenoun
agreement of opinions
harmonynoun
an agreeable sound property
Wiktionary
harmonynoun
agreement or accord
harmonynoun
a pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds
harmonynoun
the academic study of chords
harmonynoun
two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord
harmonynoun
the relationship between two distinct musical pitches (musical pitches being frequencies of vibration which produce audible sound) played simultaneously
Etymology: First attested in 1602. From armonye, from harmonie/armonie, from harmonia, from ἁρμονία
Webster Dictionary
Harmonynoun
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
Harmonynoun
concord or agreement in facts, opinions, manners, interests, etc.; good correspondence; peace and friendship; as, good citizens live in harmony
Harmonynoun
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
Harmonynoun
a succession of chords according to the rules of progression and modulation
Harmonynoun
the science which treats of their construction and progression
Harmonynoun
see Harmonic suture, under Harmonic
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Harmony
här′mo-ni, n. a fitting together of parts so as to form a connected whole, agreement in relation: in art, a normal state of completeness and order in the relations of things to each other: (mus.) a simultaneous combination of accordant sounds: the whole chordal structure of a piece, as distinguished from its melody or its rhythm: concord, music in general: a collation of parallel passages regarding the same event arranged to demonstrate the substantial unity—as of the Gospels.—Harmony, or Music, of the spheres, a harmony formed by the regular movements of the heavenly bodies throughout space, determined by the relation to each other of the intervals of separation; Pre-established harmony, the designation of Leibnitz for his theory of the divinely established relation between body and mind—the movements of monads and the succession of ideas, as it were a constant agreement between two clocks. [Fr.,—L.,—Gr. harmonia—harmos, a fitting—arein, to fit.]
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
HARMONY
From the Grk. _arnumi_, strain. Hence, full of strains.
Editors Contribution
harmony
A structure and sound of music.
The harmony was so beautiful to see and feel.
Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020harmony
Agreement and creation of fair and just vision, manifestation, opinion, goals and feeling, knowing and understanding of the perfect elements.
Harmony within government is of utmost importance to the citizens of every country.
Submitted by MaryC on January 30, 2020
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of harmony in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of harmony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of harmony in a Sentence
I believe that the final evaluations by Moody's and Fitch will be positive. There is a great deal of harmony between the suggestions of Moody's and Fitch for the Turkish economy and our government's targets.
By removing him, weve sent a powerful message to terrorists, If you value your own life, you will not threaten the lives of our people, to Iran, we want you to have a future, a great future, one you deserve, prosperity at home and harmony with nations of the world. The United States is ready to embrace peace with all who seek it.
Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.
These are uncomfortable truths, and often hard to accept. But the truth also unites us as a nation, brings us together to dispel anger and despair, and embrace justice, harmony and trust instead.
Indigenous peoples have a harmony and interconnectedness with( nature) that is based on balance and collaboration.
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Translations for harmony
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- توافق, انسجام, الانسجامArabic
- soulad, harmonieCzech
- harmoniDanish
- HarmonieGerman
- αρμονία, συγχορδία, αρμονικότηταGreek
- harmonioEsperanto
- armoníaSpanish
- هارمونیPersian
- sointu, harmonia, sointuoppiFinnish
- harmonieFrench
- armóinIrish
- co-cheòl, co-sheirm, rèite, co-fhuaim, rèiteachadhScottish Gaelic
- cochiaullManx
- सामंजस्यHindi
- akkord, harmóniaHungarian
- harmoni, keselarasanIndonesian
- samræmi, samhljómur, samlyndi, hljómfræði, jafnvægiIcelandic
- armoniaItalian
- הַרמוֹנִיָהHebrew
- 和声学, 調和, ハーモニー, 和声Japanese
- ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯKannada
- 조화Korean
- ئاههنگKurdish
- harmoniaLatin
- darna, harmonijaLithuanian
- saskaņa, harmonijaLatvian
- eendracht, samenklank, overeenstemming, harmonieDutch
- harmoniNorwegian
- HarmoniaPolish
- harmonia, acordePortuguese
- armonieRomanian
- согла́сие, созву́чие, гармония, гармо́ния, созвучие, аккордRussian
- sklad, sazvučje, saglasje, harmonija, skladnostSerbo-Croatian
- súladSlovak
- sozvočje, harmonijaSlovene
- ackord, harmonilära, harmoniSwedish
- நல்லிணக்கம்Tamil
- సామరస్యంTelugu
- ความสามัคคีThai
- armoni, ahenk, uyumTurkish
- гармоніяUkrainian
- ہم آہنگیUrdu
- hòa hợpVietnamese
- האַרמאָניעYiddish
- 和谐Chinese
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