Harmony — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

compatibility in opinion and action

the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹməni/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɑːməni/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɑːməni/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːɹməni/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

musical harmony harmoniousness concord concordance

Antonyms

dissonance

Word Forms

harmonical	adjective	involving or characterized by harmony
harmonize	verb	go together
harmonious	adjective	suitable and fitting
harmonic	adjective	of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds
harmonise	verb	bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously
concord	verb	go together
concordant	adjective	being of the same opinion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Harmonie

Vereinbarkeit von Meinung und Handeln

🇫🇷French

harmonie

compatibilité dans l'opinion et l'action

🇪🇸Spanish

armonía

compatibilidad en opinión y acción

🇮🇹Italian

armonia

compatibilità nelle opinioni e nelle azioni

🇳🇱Dutch

harmonie

compatibiliteit in mening en actie

🇵🇹Portuguese

harmonia

compatibilidade em opinião e ação

🇷🇺Russian

гармония

совместимость во взглядах и действиях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सद्भाव

राय और कार्य में अनुकूलता

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্প্রীতি

মতামত এবং কর্মের মধ্যে সামঞ্জস্য

🇮🇳Tamil

நல்லிணக்கம்

கருத்து மற்றும் செயலில் இணக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

సామరస్యం

అభిప్రాయం మరియు చర్యలో అనుకూలత

🇮🇳Marathi

सुसंवाद

मत आणि कृतीमध्ये सुसंगतता

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંવાદિતા

અભિપ્રાય અને ક્રિયામાં સુસંગતતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯ

ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ ಮತ್ತು ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಂದಾಣಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഐക്യം

അഭിപ്രായത്തിലും പ്രവർത്തനത്തിലും അനുയോജ്യത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਦਭਾਵਨਾ

ਵਿਚਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੁਕੂਲਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہم آہنگی

رائے اور عمل میں مطابقت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

和谐

意见和行动的一致性

🇯🇵Japanese

調和

意見と行動の両立

🇰🇷Korean

조화

의견과 행동의 조화

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hòa hợp

sự tương thích trong quan điểm và hành động

🇹🇭Thai

ความสามัคคี

ความเข้ากันได้ในความคิดและการกระทำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

harmoni

kesesuaian pendapat dan tindakan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakaisa

pagkakatugma sa opinyon at pagkilos

🇲🇾Malay

keharmonian

keserasian dalam pendapat dan tindakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انسجام

التوافق في الرأي والعمل

🇮🇷Persian

هماهنگی

سازگاری در نظر و عمل

🇹🇷Turkish

uyum

fikir ve eylemde uyumluluk

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַרמוֹנִיָה

התאמה בדעה ובפעולה

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