HARMONY

harmony, harmoniousness

(noun) compatibility in opinion and action

harmony

(noun) an agreeable sound property

harmony, musical harmony

(noun) the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords

harmony, concord, concordance

(noun) agreement of opinions

harmony, concord, concordance

(noun) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Proper noun

Harmony

A female given name from Latin.

A male given name from Latin.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Harmony (uncountable)

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Harry Potter and Hermione Granger of the Harry Potter series.

Synonyms

• H/H

• H/Hr

Etymology

Noun

harmony (countable and uncountable, plural harmonies)

Agreement or accord.

America's social harmony has depended at least to some degree on economic growth. It is easier to get along when everyone, more or less, is getting ahead. — Evan Thomas, Why It’s Time to Worry, Newsweek 2010-12-04

A pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds.

(music) The academic study of chords.

(music) Two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord.

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

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

Source: Wiktionary


Har"mo*ny, n.; pl. Harmonies. Etym: [ F.harmonic, L. harmonia, Gr. Article. ]

1. The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system or combination of things, or in things, or things intended to form a connected whole; such an agreement between the different parts of a design or composition as to produce unity of effect; as, the harmony of the universe.

2. Concord or agreement in facts, opinions, manners, interests, etc.; good correspondence; peace and friendship; as, good citizens live in harmony.

3. A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency; as, a harmony of the Gospels.

4. (Mus.) (a) A succession of chords according to the rules of progression and modulation. (b) The science which treats of their construction and progression. Ten thousand harps, that tuned Angelic harmonies. Milton.

5. (Anat.)

Definition: See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic. Close harmony, Dispersed harmony, etc. See under Close, Dispersed, etc.

– Harmony of the spheres. See Music of the spheres, under Music.

Syn.

– Harmony, Melody. Harmony results from the concord of two or more strains or sounds which differ in pitch and quality. Melody denotes the pleasing alternation and variety of musical and measured sounds, as they succeed each other in a single verse or strain.

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 Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, 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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