Added 9 October 2026
harmony
/ˈhɑːmə.ni/ noun
In Latin: concentio First recorded: 1602 Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about harmony at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Compatibility in opinion and action.
- The structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords.
- A harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole.
Origin
From Middle English armonye, from Old French harmonie, armonie, from Latin harmonia, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονία (harmonía, “joint, union, agreement, concord of sounds”), either from or cognate with ἁρμόζω (harmózō, “to fit together”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to join, fit, fix together”). First attested in 1602. Doublet of harmonia.
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