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Noun: harmony  haa(r)-mu-nee
  1. Compatibility in opinion and action
    "The harmony between the team members led to a successful project completion";
    - harmoniousness
     
  2. A harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colours and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
    "The interior design achieved perfect harmony of colours and textures";
    - concord, concordance, symphony
     
  3. Agreement of opinions
    "The committee worked in harmony to reach a decision";
    - concord, concordance
     
  4. The structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
    "The composer's use of musical harmony created a rich, complex sound";
    - musical harmony
     
  5. An agreeable sound property
    "The harmony of the choir's voices filled the cathedral"

Derived forms: harmonies

Type of: agreement, compatibility, music, order, sound property

Antonym: dissonance

Encyclopedia: Harmony, Perth County, Ontario