Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Exhibiting accord in feeling or action.
- adjective Having component elements pleasingly or appropriately combined.
- adjective Characterized by harmony of sound; melodious.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Exhibiting harmony or being in harmony; having parts, forms, relations, or proportions properly accordant each with the others, so that all taken together constitute a consistent or an esthetically pleasing whole; also, being in harmony or concord with something else; congruous.
- Specifically, in music, concordant; consonant; symphonious; agreeable to the ear. See
harmony . - Marked by harmony in action or feeling; acting or living in concord; peaceable; friendly: as, harmonious government; a harmonious family.
- Synonyms Melodious, dulcet, tuneful.
- Amicable, brotherly, neighborly, cordial.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Adapted to each other; having parts proportioned to each other; symmetrical.
- adjective Acting together to a common end; agreeing in action or feeling; living in peace and friendship.
- adjective Vocally or musically concordant; agreeably consonant; symphonious.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Showing
accord infeeling oraction . - adjective Having
components pleasingly orappropriately combined . - adjective
Melodious ; inharmony .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective existing together in harmony
- adjective exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
- adjective suitable and fitting
- adjective musically pleasing
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Examples
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The Chinese have said that they want to emerge as a significant world influence and world power into what they describe as a harmonious environment.
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For him, an authentic interpretation of the Bible must always be in harmonious accord with the faith of the Catholic Church.
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For him, an authentic interpretation of the Bible must always be in harmonious accord with the faith of the Catholic Church.
Scripture 2009
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For him, an authentic interpretation of the Bible must always be in harmonious accord with the faith of the Catholic Church.
Theology 2009
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For him, an authentic interpretation of the Bible must always be in harmonious accord with the faith of the Catholic Church.
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For him, an authentic interpretation of the Bible must always be in harmonious accord with the faith of the Catholic Church.
Saints 2009
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For him, an authentic interpretation of the Bible must always be in harmonious accord with the faith of the Catholic Church.
History 2009
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For him, an authentic interpretation of the Bible must always be in harmonious accord with the faith of the Catholic Church.
Ignatius Press 2009
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For him, an authentic interpretation of the Bible must always be in harmonious accord with the faith of the Catholic Church.
Jesus Christ 2009
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For him, an authentic interpretation of the Bible must always be in harmonious accord with the faith of the Catholic Church.
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