harmonious

har·mo·ni·ous

adj \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

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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