harmonious

har·mo·ni·ous

adjective \här-ˈmō-nē-əs\

Definition of HARMONIOUS

1

: musically concordant

2

: having the parts agreeably related : congruous <blended into a harmonious whole>

3

: marked by accord in sentiment or action

— har·mo·ni·ous·ly adverb

— har·mo·ni·ous·ness noun

Examples of HARMONIOUS

1. The living room was decorated in harmonious colors.
2. a harmonious combination of flavors

First Known Use of HARMONIOUS

1530

Related to HARMONIOUS

Synonyms

canorous, euphonic, euphonious, harmonizing, melodious, musical, symphonic, symphonious, tuneful

Antonyms

discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonious, tuneless, unmelodious, unmusical

Related Words

blending, chiming, flowing, mellifluent, mellifluous; dulcet, mellow, melodic, sweet; echoing, resonant, sonorous; quavering, trilling, warbling; agreeable, appealing, pleasant; cadenced, lilting, lyric, lyrical, rhythmic (or rhythmical), songful, songlike; chordal, harmonic, homophonic, orchestral, polyphonic (or polyphonous), tonal

Near Antonyms

blaring, clanging, clashing, clattering, grating, harsh, jangling, jarring, metallic, raspy, raucous, scratching, screeching, shrill, squeaky, strident; disagreeable, unpleasant, unpleasing; atonal, off-key

Other Music Terms

cacophony, chorister, concerto, counterpoint, madrigal, obbligato, presto, presto, refrain, riff, segue

Rhymes with HARMONIOUS

Antonius, erroneous, euphonious, felonious, Petronius, Polonius, Suetonius, symphonious