Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Agreement or accord.

    Harmonie, Einklang

    созву́чиеsozvúčije, согла́сиеsoglásije, гармо́нияgarmónija

    гармо́ніяharmónija, зго́даzhóda

    agreement of opinions

  2. (countable, uncountable)A pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds.

    Harmonie, Wohlklang

    гармо́нияgarmónija, созву́чиеsozvúčije

    гармо́ніяharmónija, співзву́ччяspivzvúččja, співзву́чністьspivzvúčnistʹ

  3. (countable, uncountable)The academic study of chords.

    Harmonie, Harmonielehre

    гармо́нияgarmónija

    гармо́ніяharmónija

  4. (countable, uncountable)Two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord.

    Harmonie

    гармо́нияgarmónija, созву́чиеsozvúčije, акко́рдakkórd

  5. (countable, uncountable)The relationship between two distinct musical pitches (musical pitches being frequencies of vibration which produce audible sound) played simultaneously.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency.

    a harmony of the Gospels

Examples

112 sentences
  1. We must learn to live in harmony with nature.

    Ми маємо навчитися жити в гармонії з природою.

    ruМы должны научиться жить в гармонии с природой.

    deWir müssen lernen, im Einklang mit der Natur zu leben.

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  2. I helped Tom out by singing harmony.

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  3. Tom helps me out by singing harmony.

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  4. They worked in perfect harmony with each other.

    ruОни работали в идеальном согласии друг с другом.

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  5. My dog and cat live in harmony with each other.

    deMein Hund und meine Katze leben in Harmonie miteinander.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
agreement or accord:
pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds:
Русский
By meaning 2
agreement or accord:
music: two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
agreement or accord:
pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds:
music: the academic study of chords:

Origin

From Middle English armonye, from Old French harmonie, armonie, from Latin harmonia, from

From Middle English armonye, from Old French harmonie, armonie, from Latin harmonia, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονία (harmonía, “joint, union, agreement, concord of sounds”), either from or cognate with ἁρμόζω (harmózō, “to fit together”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join, fit, fix together”). First attested in 1602. Doublet of harmonia.

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Forms

plural: harmonies
Singularharmony
Pluralharmonies

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • compatibility in opinion and action:harmoniousness
  • the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords:musical harmony
  • agreement of opinions:concordconcordance
  • 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:concordconcordance

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

40 related words

See also

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