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harmonious

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har·mo·ni·ous  (här-mn-s)
adj.
1. Exhibiting accord in feeling or action.
2. Having component elements pleasingly or appropriately combined: a harmonious blend of architectural styles.
3. Characterized by harmony of sound; melodious.

har·moni·ous·ly adv.
har·moni·ous·ness n.

harmonious [hɑːˈməʊnɪəs]
adj
1. (esp of colours or sounds) fitting together well
2. having agreement or consensus
3. (Music, other) tuneful, consonant, or melodious
harmoniously  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.harmonious - musically pleasing
compatible - able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination; "a compatible married couple"; "her deeds were compatible with her ideology"
inharmonious, unharmonious - not in harmony
2.harmonious - exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
balanced - being in a state of proper equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers"
3.harmoniousharmonious - suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing"
congruent, congruous - corresponding in character or kind
4.harmonious - existing together in harmony; "harmonious family relationships"
compatible - able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination; "a compatible married couple"; "her deeds were compatible with her ideology"

harmonious
adjective
1. friendly, amicable, cordial, sympathetic, compatible, agreeable, in harmony, in unison, fraternal, congenial, in accord, concordant, of one mind, en rapport (French) the most harmonious European Community summit for some time
friendly unfriendly, discordant
3. melodious, musical, harmonic, harmonizing, tuneful, concordant, mellifluous, dulcet, sweet-sounding, euphonious, euphonic, symphonious (literary) producing harmonious sounds
melodious harsh, grating, discordant, cacophonous, unmelodious
Translations
harmonious [hɑːˈməʊnɪəs] ADJ
1. (Mus) [sound, chord] → armonioso
2. (fig) [colour scheme, architecture, relationship] → armonioso; [atmosphere] → de armonía
harmonious [hɑːrˈməʊniəs] adj
(= friendly and peaceful) [relationship, agreement, discussion] → harmonieux/euse
[well-balanced, pattern, blend, balance] → harmonieux/euse
[sounds, music] → harmonieux/euse
harmonious
adj, harmoniously
adv (Mus, fig) → harmonisch
harmonious [hɑːˈməʊnɪəs] adjarmonioso/a
harmonious [hɑːˈməʊnɪəs] adjarmonioso/a


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Don't I feel in my soul that I am part of this vast harmonious whole?
Its discordant clashes sweep upward in one harmonious tone that blends with the music of other worlds--to complete God's orchestra.
The Spencerian stanza, with its rich variety of movement and its harmonious closes, long shut "Childe Harold" from me, and whenever I found a poem in any book which did not rhyme its second line with its first I read it unwillingly or not at all.
 
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