concord

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈkɑnkɔrd/ UK /ˈkɒŋkɔːd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
agreement or harmony between people or things

The treaty restored a fragile concord between the rival states.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · agreement or harmony... harmony agreement accord unity consensus amity peace

Opposites

discord conflict disagreement strife

Word family

Derived forms concordance concordant concordat

Related forms concordance concordant accord

Etymology

From Old French concorde, from Latin concordia ('agreement, union'), from concors ('of one mind'), from com- ('together') + cor ('heart').

concordia Latin cor Latin *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European

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People & Society

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# concord

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑnkɔrd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒŋkɔːd/

## Meanings
1. agreement or harmony between people or things

## Examples
- The treaty restored a fragile concord between the rival states.

## Synonyms
- harmony
- agreement
- accord
- unity
- consensus
- amity
- peace

## Antonyms
- discord
- conflict
- disagreement
- strife

## Derived Forms
- concordance
- concordant
- concordat

## Related Forms
- concordance
- concordant
- accord

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: concordia
- Root: cor
- Root: *ḱerd-

## Etymology
From Old French concorde, from Latin concordia ('agreement, union'), from concors ('of one mind'), from com- ('together') + cor ('heart').

## AI Etymology
Concord is a noun meaning "agreement or harmony between people or things". Historically, it is from Old French concorde, from Latin concordia ('agreement, union'), from concors ('of one mind'), from com- ('together') + cor ('heart'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: concord is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin concordia, Latin cor, and Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-. Close English family members include concordance, concordant, concordat, and accord.

## Topics
- People & Society

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