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a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts<her face had an angelic harmony that fascinated the leading painters of her day>Synonymsbalance, coherence, consonance, proportion, symmetry, symphony, unityRelated Wordscoordination, correlation, correspondence, equalization, equilibrium, evenness, order, orderliness, regularity, uniformityNear Antonymsconfusion, disorganization, dissonance, disturbance, tension; disconnectedness, disjointedness, incompatibility; irregularity, unevennessAntonymsasymmetry, discordance, disproportion, disunity, imbalance, incoherence
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peaceful coexistence<Mary Beth was determined to live in harmony with her new stepsister>Synonymscomity, compatibility, concord, peaceRelated Wordsamity, congeniality, fellowship, fraternization, friendship; collaboration, reciprocity, symbiosis; consensus, unanimity, unity; affinity, connection, empathy, kinship, oneness, rapport, solidarity, sympathy, understanding; peacefulness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)Near Antonymsantagonism, antipathy, enmity, hatred, hostility, unfriendliness; alienation, breach, divorce, estrangement, rupture, schism, severance; dissent, dissidence; disturbance, strife, turmoilAntonymsconflict, discord, dissension
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a state of consistency<for once, the kidsʼ idea of a vacation was in perfect harmony with their parentsʼ notion of relaxation>— see conformity 1
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