concordant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈkɔrdənt/ UK /kənˈkɔːdənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
in agreement; consistent or harmonious

The witnesses gave concordant accounts of the accident.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · in agreement; consistent or... harmonious agreeing consistent congruous compatible accordant

Opposites

discordant conflicting inconsistent incompatible

Word family

Derived forms concordantly

Related forms concord concordance accord

Etymology

From Latin concordans, present participle of concordare ('to agree, be of one mind'), from concors ('of one mind'), from com- ('together') + cor ('heart').

concordare Latin cor Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# concordant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /kənˈkɔrdənt/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈkɔːdənt/

## Meanings
1. in agreement; consistent or harmonious

## Examples
- The witnesses gave concordant accounts of the accident.

## Synonyms
- harmonious
- agreeing
- consistent
- congruous
- compatible
- accordant

## Antonyms
- discordant
- conflicting
- inconsistent
- incompatible

## Derived Forms
- concordantly

## Related Forms
- concord
- concordance
- accord

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: concordare
- Root: cor

## Etymology
From Latin concordans, present participle of concordare ('to agree, be of one mind'), from concors ('of one mind'), from com- ('together') + cor ('heart').

## AI Etymology
Concordant is an adjective meaning "in agreement; consistent or harmonious". Historically, it is from Latin concordans, present participle of concordare ('to agree, be of one mind'), from concors ('of one mind'), from com- ('together') + cor ('heart'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: concordant is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin concordare with Latin cor. Close English family members include concordantly, concord, concordance, and accord.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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