1.
2.
[syn: harmonious, proportionate, symmetrical]
3. suitable and fitting;
- Example: "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing"
4. existing together in harmony;
- Example: "harmonious family relationships"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Harmonious \Har*mo"ni*ous\ (h[aum]r*m[=o]"n[i^]*[u^]s), a. [Cf.
F. harmonieux. See Harmony.]
1. Adapted to each other; having parts proportioned to each
other; symmetrical.
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God hath made the intellectual world harmonious and
beautiful without us. --Locke.
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2. Acting together to a common end; agreeing in action or
feeling; living in peace and friendship; as, an harmonious
family.
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3. Vocally or musically concordant; agreeably consonant;
symphonious. -- Har*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. --
Har*mo"ni*ous*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
harmonious
adj 1: musically pleasing [ant: inharmonious, unharmonious]
2: exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents
of an entity or between different entities [syn:
harmonious, proportionate, symmetrical]
3: suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious
with her military bearing"
4: existing together in harmony; "harmonious family
relationships"