harmonious

English

Etymology

From Middle French harmonieux; by surface analysis, harmony +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /hɑɹˈmoʊni.əs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hɑːˈməʊni.əs/
• Hyphenation: har‧mo‧ni‧ous

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• Rhymes: -əʊniəs

Adjective

harmonious (comparative more harmonious, superlative most harmonious)

1. Showing accord in feeling or action.

   Synonym: concordant

   The team worked in a harmonious atmosphere, achieving great results.

2. Having components pleasingly or appropriately combined.

   The garden had a harmonious design, with flowers and shrubs complementing each other.

3. Melodious; in harmony.

   The choir’s voices blended in a harmonious melody.

Derived terms

• dysharmonious
• harmoniously
• harmoniousness
• inharmonious
• nonharmonious

Translations

showing accord

Armenian: ներդաշնակ (hy) (nerdašnak) Catalan: harmònic Dutch: harmonieus (nl) Esperanto: harmonia (eo), akorda Finnish: harmoninen (fi), sopusointuinen (fi), sointuva French: harmonieux (fr) Galician: harmónico (gl) m Georgian: ჰარმონიული (harmoniuli) German: harmonisch (de), übereinstimmend (de), sich in Übereinstimmung befindend, im Einklang befindlich Greek: αρμονικός (el) m (armonikós) Indonesian: harmonis (id) Latin: concors Malay: harmoni Manx: cordailagh Maori: reretahi, reretau, aumārire Romanian: armonic (ro) m Russian: гармони́чный (ru) (garmoníčnyj) Uyghur: ئۆم (öm)

having components pleasingly combined

Armenian: ներդաշնակ (hy) (nerdašnak) Catalan: harmònic Dutch: harmonieus (nl) Finnish: harmoninen (fi), sopusointuinen (fi) French: harmonieux (fr) Galician: harmónico (gl) m German: harmonisch (de) Indonesian: harmonis (id) Manx: cordailagh Maori: reretau Persian: هارمونیک (fa) (hârmonik) Polish: harmonijny (pl) Portuguese: harmonioso (pt) m Russian: гармони́чный (ru) (garmoníčnyj) Turkish: uyumlu (tr)

melodious

Armenian: ներդաշնակ (hy) (nerdašnak) Catalan: harmoniós (ca) Dutch: harmonieus (nl) Finnish: harmoninen (fi), sointuva French: harmonieux (fr) German: harmonisch (de), wohlklingend (de) Greek: Ancient: σύμφωνος (súmphōnos), σύναυλος (súnaulos) Indonesian: harmonis (id) Italian: armonioso (it) Manx: co-heeanagh, bing Maori: reretau Persian: هماهنگ (fa) (hamâhang) Portuguese: harmonioso (pt) Romanian: armonios (ro) m

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Armenian: (please verify) համաչափ (hy) (hamačʻapʻ) Hindi: (please verify) सुरीला (surīlā) Japanese: (please verify) 友好的 (ja) (ゆうこうてき, yūkōteki), (please verify) 睦まじい (むつまじい, mutsumajii) Korean: (please verify) 화목하다 (ko) (hwamokhada) Vietnamese: (please verify) hợp (vi)

See also

• disharmonious