accord

²accord

noun

Definition of ACCORD

1

a : agreement, conformity <acted in accord with the company's policy> b : a formal reaching of agreement : compact, treaty

2

: balanced interrelationship : harmony

3

obsolete : assent

4

: voluntary or spontaneous impulse to act <gave generously of their own accord>

Examples of ACCORD

1. The two sides were able to reach an accord.
2. <hoped to bring about a peace accord between the warring nations>

Origin of ACCORD

Middle English, from Anglo-French acord, from acorder

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to ACCORD

Synonyms: treaty, alliance, compact, convention, covenant, pact

Antonyms: conflict, disagreement, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness

Related Words: entente, entente cordiale; bargain, bond, charter, concord, contract, deal, settlement, understanding; projet

Near Antonyms: contrast, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, diverseness, diversity, unlikeness; deviance, divergence; discord, discordance, dissension (also dissention), dissent, dissidence, disunity, friction, strife; variability, variance; incompatibility

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