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Harmony   /hˈɑrməni/   Listen
Harmony

noun
(pl. harmonies)
1.
Compatibility in opinion and action.  Synonym: harmoniousness.
2.
The structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords.  Synonym: musical harmony.
3.
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.  Synonyms: concord, concordance.
4.
Agreement of opinions.  Synonyms: concord, concordance.
5.
An agreeable sound property.



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"Harmony" Quotes from Famous Books



... Fa-hien; but the southern mandarin must be a shade nearer to it than that of Peking at the present day. In transliterating the Indian names I have for the most part followed Dr. Eitel, with such modification as seemed good and in harmony ...
— Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms • Fa-Hien
... hear the way of salvation and the true church explained from the pulpit just as God had revealed them to her. She was also glad that Bessie, who was now old enough to understand deep spiritual truths for herself, was in perfect harmony ...
— The value of a praying mother • Isabel C. Byrum
... this speech was too much in harmony with Indian ideas not to be received with admiration. The old man took his seat, while another rose ...
— Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet • Captain Marryat
... upon an occupation or calling as a mere expedient for earning a living. What a mean, narrow view to take of what was intended for the great school of life, the great man-developer, the character-builder; that which should broaden, deepen, heighten, and round out into symmetry, harmony and beauty, all the God-given faculties within us! How we shrink from the task and evade the lessons which were intended for the unfolding of life's great possibilities into usefulness and power, as the sun unfolds into beauty and ...
— How to Succeed - or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune • Orison Swett Marden
... always stirred, by Stephen's effect on the people he met. He found time to say to her only a few words, "You are more adorable than ever!" but they kept Susan's heart singing all evening, and she and Emily spent the hours after dinner in great harmony; greater indeed than they had ...
— Saturday's Child • Kathleen Norris


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