har|mo|ny

har|mo|ny
har|mo|ny «HAHR muh nee», noun, plural -nies.
1. agreement of feeling, ideas, or actions; getting along well together: »

There was perfect harmony between the two brothers.

SYNONYM(S): unity, friendship.
2. an orderly or pleasing arrangement of parts; quality or condition of going well together: »

Her plans are in harmony with mine. In a beautiful landscape there is harmony of the different colors.

 SYNONYM(S): congruity.
3. a) the sounding together of two or more musical tones in a chord. b) the structure of a piece of music in relation to the chords of which it consists, as distinguished from melody and rhythm. c) a study of chords in music and of relating them to successive chords.
4. a sweet or musical sound; music: »

As the sun rose the harmony of the birds floated in my window.

5. a grouping of passages on the same subject from different stories or accounts, showing their points of agreement: »

a harmony of the Gospels.

╂[< Old French harmonie, learned borrowing from Latin harmonia < Greek harmoníā concord (of sounds), agreement; a joining < harmós joint, fastening]

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