'Harmony' definitions:
Definition of 'harmony'
From: WordNet
noun
Compatibility in opinion and action [syn: harmony, harmoniousness]
noun
The structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords [syn: harmony, musical harmony]
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 [syn: harmony, concord, concordance]
noun
Agreement of opinions [syn: harmony, concord, concordance]
noun
An agreeable sound property [ant: dissonance]
Definition of 'Harmony'
From: GCIDE
- Harmony \Har"mo*ny\ (h[aum]r"m[-o]*n[y^]), n.; pl. Harmonies (-n[i^]z). [F. harmonie, L. harmonia, Gr. "armoni`a joint, proportion, concord, fr. "armo`s a fitting or joining. See Article.]
- 1. The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system or combination of things, or in 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Concord or agreement in facts, opinions, manners, interests, etc.; good correspondence; peace and friendship; as, good citizens live in harmony. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Ten thousand harps, that tuned Angelic harmonies. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Anat.) See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic. [1913 Webster]
- Close harmony, Dispersed harmony, etc. See under Close, Dispersed, etc.
- Harmony of the spheres. See Music of the spheres, under Music.
- Syn: Harmony, Melody.
- Usage: 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'harmony'
From: GCIDE
- Thorough bass \Thor"ough bass`\ (Mus.) The representation of chords by figures placed under the base; figured bass; basso continuo; -- sometimes used as synonymous with harmony. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'harmony'
From: GCIDE
- Harmonic \Har*mon"ic\ (h[aum]r*m[o^]n"[i^]k), Harmonical \Har*mon"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [L. harmonicus, Gr. "armoniko`s; cf. F. harmonique. See Harmony.]
- 1. Concordant; musical; consonant; as, harmonic sounds. [1913 Webster]
- Harmonic twang! of leather, horn, and brass. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mus.) Relating to harmony, -- as melodic relates to melody; harmonious; esp., relating to the accessory sounds or overtones which accompany the predominant and apparent single tone of any string or sonorous body. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Math.) Having relations or properties bearing some resemblance to those of musical consonances; -- said of certain numbers, ratios, proportions, points, lines, motions, and the like. [1913 Webster]
- Harmonic interval (Mus.), the distance between two notes of a chord, or two consonant notes.
- Harmonical mean (Arith. & Alg.), certain relations of numbers and quantities, which bear an analogy to musical consonances.
- Harmonic motion, the motion of the point A, of the foot of the perpendicular PA, when P moves uniformly in the circumference of a circle, and PA is drawn perpendicularly upon a fixed diameter of the circle. This is simple harmonic motion. The combinations, in any way, of two or more simple harmonic motions, make other kinds of harmonic motion. The motion of the pendulum bob of a clock is approximately simple harmonic motion.
- Harmonic proportion. See under Proportion.
- Harmonic series or Harmonic progression. See under Progression.
- Spherical harmonic analysis, a mathematical method, sometimes referred to as that of Laplace's Coefficients, which has for its object the expression of an arbitrary, periodic function of two independent variables, in the proper form for a large class of physical problems, involving arbitrary data, over a spherical surface, and the deduction of solutions for every point of space. The functions employed in this method are called spherical harmonic functions. --Thomson & Tait.
- Harmonic suture (Anat.), an articulation by simple apposition of comparatively smooth surfaces or edges, as between the two superior maxillary bones in man; -- called also harmonia, and harmony.
- Harmonic triad (Mus.), the chord of a note with its third and fifth; the common chord. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'harmony'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acclamation,
- accommodation,
- accord,
- accordance,
- acquiescence,
- adaptation,
- adaption,
- adjustment,
- affinity,
- agape,
- agreement,
- agreement of all,
- amity,
- an in,
- arrangement,
- array,
- articulation,
- assent,
- atlas,
- attune,
- attunement,
- balance,
- beauty,
- bilateral symmetry,
- bipartisanship,
- bliss,
- bonds of harmony,
- brotherly love,
- calendar,
- caritas,
- casebook,
- catalog,
- catalogue raisonne,
- cement of friendship,
- cessation of combat,
- charity,
- chime,
- chiming,
- chorus,
- city directory,
- classified catalog,
- closeness,
- coaction,
- coadjuvancy,
- coadministration,
- coagency,
- coaptation,
- cochairmanship,
- codirectorship,
- coherence,
- coincidence,
- collaboration,
- collaborativeness,
- collectivism,
- collusion,
- commensalism,
- common assent,
- common consent,
- common effort,
- common enterprise,
- communalism,
- communion,
- communism,
- communitarianism,
- community,
- community of interests,
- compatibility,
- compliance,
- complicity,
- concatenation,
- concentus,
- concert,
- concinnity,
- concord,
- concordance,
- concurrence,
- conformance,
- conformation,
- conformation other-direction,
- conformity,
- congeniality,
- congruence,
- congruency,
- congruity,
- consensus,
- consensus gentium,
- consensus of opinion,
- consensus omnium,
- consent,
- consentaneity,
- consistency,
- consonance,
- consonancy,
- consort,
- conventionality,
- cooperation,
- cooperativeness,
- correspondence,
- cyclopedia,
- deployment,
- diapason,
- diatesseron,
- dictionary catalog,
- dignity,
- directory,
- disposal,
- disposition,
- duet,
- duumvirate,
- dynamic symmetry,
- ecumenicalism,
- ecumenicism,
- ecumenism,
- elegance,
- empathy,
- encyclopedia,
- equality,
- equilibrium,
- equivalence,
- esprit,
- esprit de corps,
- euphony,
- eurythmics,
- eurythmy,
- evenness,
- exemption from hostilities,
- favor,
- favorable regard,
- feeling of identity,
- fellow feeling,
- fellowship,
- finish,
- fitness,
- flexibility,
- formation,
- freedom from war,
- frictionlessness,
- friendly relations,
- gazetteer,
- general acclamation,
- general agreement,
- general consent,
- general voice,
- good graces,
- good terms,
- good understanding,
- good vibes,
- good vibrations,
- goodwill,
- grace,
- happy family,
- harmonics,
- heavy harmony,
- homophony,
- identity,
- index,
- integration,
- integrity,
- intersection,
- joining of forces,
- joint effort,
- joint operation,
- keeping,
- kinship,
- layout,
- liberty in tranquillity,
- like-mindedness,
- line,
- lineup,
- love,
- malleability,
- marshaling,
- mass action,
- measure,
- measuredness,
- meeting of minds,
- mellifluousness,
- melodics,
- melodiousness,
- melody,
- monochord,
- monody,
- morale,
- multilateral symmetry,
- music,
- music theory,
- musicality,
- musicography,
- musicology,
- mutual assistance,
- mutual regard,
- mutual understanding,
- mutualism,
- mutuality,
- obedience,
- observance,
- octet,
- one accord,
- one voice,
- oneness,
- order,
- orderedness,
- orderliness,
- organization,
- orthodoxy,
- overlap,
- parallelism,
- pax,
- peace,
- peacetime,
- phone book,
- pliancy,
- polyglot,
- polyphony,
- pooling,
- pooling of resources,
- proportion,
- proportionality,
- pulling together,
- quartet,
- quiet,
- quietude,
- quintet,
- rapport,
- rapprochement,
- reciprocity,
- reconcilement,
- reconciliation,
- record book,
- reference book,
- regard,
- regularity,
- respect,
- rhythm,
- rhythmics,
- routine,
- same mind,
- self-consistency,
- septet,
- setup,
- sextet,
- shapeliness,
- sharing,
- single voice,
- solidarity,
- sonority,
- source book,
- spirituality,
- strictness,
- structure,
- studbook,
- sweetness,
- symbiosis,
- symmetricalness,
- symmetry,
- sympathy,
- symphony,
- sync,
- synchronism,
- synchronization,
- synergism,
- synergy,
- system,
- tally,
- team spirit,
- teamwork,
- telephone book,
- telephone directory,
- theory,
- three-part harmony,
- timing,
- togetherness,
- total agreement,
- traditionalism,
- tranquillity,
- trilateral symmetry,
- trio,
- triumvirate,
- troika,
- tune,
- tunefulness,
- unanimity,
- unanimousness,
- understanding,
- uniformity,
- union,
- unison,
- unisonance,
- united action,
- unity,
- universal agreement,
- work of reference
Harmony, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Harmony, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000) :
526
Housing Units (2000) :
223
Land area (2000) :
1.382112 sq. miles (3.579653 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.003144 sq. miles (0.008142 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.385256 sq. miles (3.587795 sq. km)
FIPS code :
29640
Located within :
North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location :
35.961588 N, 80.773947 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
28634
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Harmony, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Harmony, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000) :
589
Housing Units (2000) :
255
Land area (2000) :
0.754158 sq. miles (1.953259 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.754158 sq. miles (1.953259 sq. km)
FIPS code :
31486
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
39.535401 N, 87.073872 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Harmony, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Harmony, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
937
Housing Units (2000) :
434
Land area (2000) :
0.379664 sq. miles (0.983324 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.004846 sq. miles (0.012552 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.384510 sq. miles (0.995876 sq. km)
FIPS code :
32688
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
40.801452 N, 80.127412 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
16037
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Harmony, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Harmony, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000) :
1080
Housing Units (2000) :
500
Land area (2000) :
1.138171 sq. miles (2.947848 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.138171 sq. miles (2.947848 sq. km)
FIPS code :
27188
Located within :
Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location :
43.552703 N, 92.009421 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
55939
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.