concord

con·cord

noun \ˈkän-ˌkȯrd, ˈkäŋ-\

Definition of CONCORD

1

a : a state of agreement : harmony

b : a simultaneous occurrence of two or more musical tones that produces an impression of agreeableness or resolution on a listener — compare discord

2

: agreement by stipulation, compact, or covenant

3

: grammatical agreement

Examples of CONCORD

1. <living in concord with people of different races and religions>

Origin of CONCORD

Middle English, from Anglo-French concorde, from Latin concordia, from concord-, concors agreeing, from com- + cord-, cor heart — more at heart

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CONCORD

Synonyms

chime, comity, compatibility, harmony, peace

Antonyms

conflict, discord, dissension (also dissention), variance

Related Words

amity, companionship, compatibleness, congeniality, fellowship, fraternization, friendship; collaboration, reciprocity, symbiosis; agreement, consensus, unanimity; cohesion, cohesiveness, unity; affinity, connection, empathy, kinship, oneness, rapport, solidarity, sympathy, understanding; peacefulness, sereneness, serenity, sweetness and light, tranquillity (or tranquility)

Near Antonyms

antagonism, antipathy, enmity, hatred, hostility, unfriendliness; alienation, breach, divorce, estrangement, rupture, schism, scission, severance; dissent, dissidence; anarchy, disorder, disturbance, strife, turmoil

Rhymes with CONCORD

aboard, accord, afford, award, backboard, backsword, bargeboard, baseboard, billboard, blackboard, boxboard, breadboard, broadsword, buckboard, cardboard, chalkboard, chessboard, chipboard, clapboard, clipboard, corkboard, dashboard, discord, draft board, duckboard, face cord, fjord, flashboard, floorboard, footboard, freeboard, greensward, hardboard, headboard, inboard, keyboard, kickboard, landlord, lapboard, leeboard, matchboard, moldboard, nerve cord, onboard, on board, outboard, packboard, pasteboard, patchboard, patch cord, Peg-Board, pressboard, punchboard, rearward, record, reward, sailboard, scoreboard, seaboard, shipboard, sideboard, signboard, skateboard, slumlord, smallsword, snowboard, soundboard, splashboard, springboard, surfboard, switchboard, tailboard, tote board, untoward, wakeboard, wallboard, warlord, washboard, whiteboard, whipcord, word-hoard

Con·cord

geographical name

Definition of CONCORD

1

\ˈkän-ˌkȯrd, ˈkäŋ-\ city W California NE of Oakland pop 121,780

2

\ˈkäŋ-kərd\ town E Massachusetts NW of Boston pop 16,993

3

\ˈkäŋ-kərd\ city ∗ of New Hampshire on the Merrimack pop 40,687

4

\ˈkän-ˌkȯrd, ˈkäŋ-\ city S cen North Carolina pop 55,977