Harmonious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

musically pleasing

exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hɑːɹmˈoʊniəs/

🇬🇧British English

/hɑːmˈəʊniəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hɑːmˈəʊniəs/

3 syllables Say it as /hɑːɹmˈoʊniəs/.

Examples

the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing
harmonious family relationships

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

symmetrical proportionate

Antonyms

inharmonious

Parts of Speech

adjective	musically pleasing
adjective	exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
adjective	suitable and fitting “the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing”
adjective	existing together in harmony “harmonious family relationships”

Word Forms

harmony	noun	the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
harmoniousness	noun	the property of sounding harmonious
proportionateness	noun	the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

harmonisch

musikalisch erfreulich

🇫🇷French

harmonieux

musicalement agréable

🇪🇸Spanish

armonioso

musicalmente agradable

🇮🇹Italian

armonioso

musicalmente gradevole

🇳🇱Dutch

harmonieus

muzikaal aangenaam

🇵🇹Portuguese

harmonioso

musicalmente agradável

🇷🇺Russian

гармоничный

музыкально приятный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सामंजस्यपूर्ण

संगीत की दृष्टि से सुखदायक

🇧🇩Bengali

সুরেলা

সঙ্গীতগতভাবে আনন্দদায়ক

🇮🇳Tamil

இணக்கமான

இசைக்கு இனிமையானது

🇮🇳Telugu

సామరస్యపూర్వకమైన

సంగీతపరంగా ఆహ్లాదకరంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

सुसंवादी

संगीतदृष्ट्या आनंददायक

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુમેળભર્યું

સંગીતમય રીતે આનંદદાયક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯ

ಸಂಗೀತ ಸಂತೋಷಕರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യോജിപ്പുള്ള

സംഗീതാത്മകമായി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਕਸੁਰ

ਸੰਗੀਤਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہم آہنگ

موسیقی کے لحاظ سے خوش کن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

和谐

音乐上令人愉悦的

🇯🇵Japanese

調和のとれた

音楽的に楽しい

🇰🇷Korean

조화로운

음악적으로 기분 좋은

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hài hòa

mang tính âm nhạc

🇹🇭Thai

กลมกลืน

ดนตรีที่น่าพอใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

harmonis

menyenangkan secara musikal

🇵🇭Filipino

magkakasuwato

kasiya-siya sa musika

🇲🇾Malay

harmoni

menggembirakan muzik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متناغم

ارضاء موسيقيا

🇮🇷Persian

هماهنگ

از نظر موسیقی دلنشین

🇹🇷Turkish

uyumlu

müzikal açıdan hoş

🇮🇱Hebrew

הרמוני

נעים מוזיקלית

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The primary meaning of 'harmonious' is 'musically pleasing'.

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In which domain is the word 'harmonious' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'harmonious' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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