HARMONIOUSNESS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

harmoniousness

noun

as in congruity

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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 report says years of additional testing will be needed before Jet X can demonstrate compatibility with aircraft engines, airport equipment, and fueling infrastructure.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Being developed in collaboration with European and American companies to maintain compatibility, the PAC-3 ACE is expected to enter production in 36 months.

— David Szondy July 22, New Atlas, 23 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

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And yet, the shows are also wildly different, not just in terms of the age appropriateness of their content.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
After a presentation and discussion on April 14, 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, 9 July 2026

Definition of appropriateness

Noun

State law requires housing providers to justify such denials by identifying a connection between the crime and the applicant’s suitability as a tenant.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Along this line of regulatory oversight and licensing comes consumer protection and suitability.

— Barry Bernstein, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of suitability

Noun

Cool Machine is definitive not only for its sweep but also for the rightness, the evocative precision, of the details that fill its paragraphs like the mystery mix inside the skin of a Gray’s Papaya hot dog.

— David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
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

Definition of rightness

Noun

This accessible, free resource offers a tangible happiness boost, requiring minimal effort and providing an important emotional lift precisely when it's most needed.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Women are selfish, pundits argue, prioritizing their careers and personal happiness over having families.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 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
What was the secret of American felicity and prosperity?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 June 2026

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