What does harmony mean?
Definitions for harmony
ˈhɑr mə nihar·mo·ny
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage 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
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
HARMONYnoun
Etymology: ἁϱμονία; harmonie, French.
The pleasures of the eye and ear are but the effects of equality, good proportion, or correspondence; so that equality and correspondence are the causes of harmony. Francis Bacon.
The harmony of things,
As well as that of sounds, from discord springs. John Denham.Sure infinite wisdom must accomplish all its works with consummate harmony, proportion, and regularity. George Cheyne.
Harmony is a compound idea, made up of different sounds united. Isaac Watts, Logick.
In us both one soul,
Harmony to behold in wedded pair!
More grateful than harmonious sounds to th’ ear. John Milton.I no sooner in my heart divin’d,
My heart, which by a secret harmony
Still moves with thine, join’d in connexion sweet! John Milton.
Wikipedia
Harmony
Harmony is a song written by Bernie Taupin and Elton John that was originally released by Elton John on his 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. It was recorded in May 1973, at Château d'Hérouville, France. In the U. S. in 1974 "Harmony" was released as the B-side of the single "Bennie and the Jets", and in 1980 was released as an A-side in Britain, with "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" as the B-side. The song has been covered by many artists, including Diana Ross, Zac Brown Band and Jesse Malin.
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harmony
Harmony generally refers to a pleasing combination or arrangement of different elements or parts that work together to create a sense of unity, balance, cohesion, or agreement. It can represent a state of compatibility, synchronization, or agreement between different individuals, ideas, or components, resulting in a harmonious or peaceful outcome. In music, harmony refers to the combination of different tones or chords that complement and enhance each other, creating a sense of unity and coherence.
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, 2020
harmony
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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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
HARMONY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Harmony is ranked #44576 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Harmony surname appeared 482 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Harmony.
90.4% or 436 total occurrences were White.
4.3% or 21 total occurrences were Black.
2.9% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.4% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'harmony' in Nouns Frequency: #2494
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Numerology
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
Plato, from a footnote in The Colloquy of Monos and Una, Edgar Allen Poe:
It will be hard to discover a better [method of education] than that which the experience of so many ages has already discovered, and this may be summed up as consisting in gymnastics for the body, and _music_ for the soul... For this reason is a musical education so essential; since it causes Rhythm and Harmony to penetrate most intimately into the soul, taking the strongest hold upon it, filling it with _beauty_ and making the man _beautiful-minded_.
For the club, harmony is essential for everyone involved in the (Atlético) family, especially our fans, the first team squad and its coach showed satisfaction with the club’s decision, understanding that sporting merits must prevail over any other criteria.
But I think beautiful is simple and elegant, like a ballad with simple harmony.
Every tree planted is a promise made to the future, an oath to safeguard the harmony between humanity and nature.
The situation has several solutions, but I will not take any of them. That is not mine. I am leaving office of the country's leader, of Prime Minister. The street movement is against my tenure. I am fulfilling your demand. Peace, harmony and reasoning for our country.
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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-sheirm, co-cheòl, rèite, rèiteachadh, co-fhuaimScottish Gaelic
- cochiaullManx
- सामंजस्यHindi
- harmónia, akkordHungarian
- համաձայնությունArmenian
- harmoni, keselarasanIndonesian
- samræmi, samhljómur, samlyndi, jafnvægi, hljómfræðiIcelandic
- armoniaItalian
- הַרמוֹנִיָהHebrew
- 和声, 和声学, ハーモニー, 調和Japanese
- ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯKannada
- 조화Korean
- ئاههنگKurdish
- harmoniaLatin
- darna, harmonijaLithuanian
- saskaņa, harmonijaLatvian
- eendracht, overeenstemming, harmonie, samenklankDutch
- harmoniNorwegian
- HarmoniaPolish
- harmonia, acordePortuguese
- armonieRomanian
- гармония, гармо́ния, созвучие, аккорд, созву́чие, согла́сиеRussian
- sklad, saglasje, harmonija, sazvučje, skladnostSerbo-Croatian
- súladSlovak
- harmonija, sozvočjeSlovene
- ackord, harmonilära, harmoniSwedish
- நல்லிணக்கம்Tamil
- సామరస్యంTelugu
- ความสามัคคีThai
- armoni, ahenk, uyumTurkish
- гармоніяUkrainian
- ہم آہنگیUrdu
- hòa hợpVietnamese
- האַרמאָניעYiddish
- 和谐Chinese
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