harmoniousness

noun

as in congruity

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmoniousness
  1. congruity
  2. compatibility
  3. agreeableness
  4. appropriateness
  5. suitability
  6. rightness
  7. happiness
  8. felicity
Noun
  • Irony involves incongruity, while tragicomedy is about possible congruity—not mutual erasure but the capacity for the tragic and comic to coexist.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
  • There’s always been a nice congruity between watching movies with an audience in a cinema and the entire world coming together, gathering around TV sets, to honor the best of those films at the Oscars.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of congruity
Noun
  • The campaign page mentions both Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7 compatibility for high-speed wireless connectivity, and the unit comes with a USB-A port, a USB-C power input, and a TF card slot.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026
  • The company also says compatibility with existing hybrid inverters can reduce the cost and complexity of residential solar retrofits.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of compatibility
Noun
  • And so the man offered more economic clout; the woman would offer soft skills, would offer agreeableness.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Over-apologizing often stems from social conditioning around agreeableness, humility and conflict avoidance — traits women are still rewarded for socially, even when they’re penalized professionally.
    — Kelly Ehlers, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
Definition of agreeableness
Noun
  • Genuine results are derived from the ability to assess and influence real-time payment decisions regarding appropriateness and alignment with actual costs of care.
    — Bruce Roffe, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • On April 14, after the presentation and discussion, the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board voted to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project but with conditions and limitations.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
Definition of appropriateness
Noun
  • Access is expanding, but suitability and transparency still matter.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Other cities, including New York City and Boston, also administer gun-licensing systems with subjective moral-character or suitability standards.
    — George A. Mocsary, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
Definition of suitability
Noun
  • If the Sun is high in the lunar sky during the flyby, there will be few shadows, and the crew will be looking for subtle variations in surface color and rightness.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
  • This sense of rightness — imperfect, but clarifying — is what gout offers as diagnosis.
    — Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of rightness
Noun
  • If happiness is the best team, then maybe there are better choices.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026
  • This learned hopefulness is because in romance novels, goals are readily attainable, multiple pathways to happiness can exist and perseverance is worthwhile.
    — Katelyn Frey, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
Definition of happiness
Noun
  • Sills, whose felicity with Shakespeare’s language is so formidable as to sometimes walk off with Othello’s requisite vulnerability, did not always travel far enough down Kadri’s road.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • However, Juneteenth maintains a resolve to protect Black families, freedom, and felicity.
    — Danielle Broadway, Parents, 19 June 2026
Definition of felicity
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