ACCORDANT

accordant

(adjective) being in agreement or harmony; often followed by ‘with’; “a place perfectly accordant with man’s nature”-Thomas Hardy

accordant, agreeable, conformable, consonant, concordant

(adjective) in keeping; “salaries agreeable with current trends”; “plans conformable with your wishes”; “expressed views concordant with his background”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

accordant (comparative more accordant, superlative most accordant)

In agreement; agreeing.

Synonyms: consonant, harmonious, corresponding, conformable, conforming

Usage notes

• Usually followed by with or to.

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*cord"ant, a. Etym: [OF. acordant, F. accordant.]

Definition: Agreeing; consonant; harmonious; corresponding; conformable; -- followed by with or to. Strictly accordant with true morality. Darwin. And now his voice accordant to the string. Coldsmith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂ­a Municipal de ChinchinĂĄ (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂ­var, ChinchinĂĄ, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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