harmonious
AdjectiveUS[hahr-moh-nee-uhs]/hɑrˈmoʊniəs/4 syllables
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Adjective (4)
- musically pleasingOpposite inharmoniousSimilar pure, on-key, consonant, symphonic, harmonicSee also compatible
- exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entitiesSynonyms: proportionatesymmetricalOpposite imbalancedSimilar balanced
- suitable and fitting“the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing”Opposite incongruousSimilar congruous, congruent
- existing together in harmony“harmonious family relationships”Opposite incompatibleSimilar compatible
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Har·mo′ni·ous (här-mō′nĭ-ŭs), adjective
Origin: Cf. F. harmonieux. See Harmony.
1. Adapted to each other; having parts proportioned to each other; symmetrical.
God hath made the intellectual world harmonious and beautiful without us.— John Locke
2. Acting together to a common end; agreeing in action or feeling; living in peace and friendship; as, an harmonious family.
3. Vocally or musically concordant; agreeably consonant; symphonious.
— Har·mo′wb-a1′>′ni·ous·ly, adverb — Har·mo′wb-a1′>′ni·ous·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54