harmony

A2 Topic:Music Theory

Also spelled armony

US /ˈhɑ̟ɹ.mə.ni/ UK /ˈhɑː.mə.ni/ See IPA manual

Freq #6296

Meanings

1

noun
A state in which people get along well and agree with one another.

The two communities have lived together in harmony for many years.
2

noun
The pleasing effect of musical notes played together at the same time.

The choir sang the final verse in beautiful four-part harmony.
3

noun
A pleasing combination of parts that fit well together.

The garden was designed with a lovely harmony of colours and shapes.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a state in which people get... harmoniousness

Word family

Forms harmonies

Derived forms disharmonisedisharmonizedisharmonyguitarmonyharmolodicsharmonic harmonics harmoniousharmoniphoneharmonisabilityharmonisableharmonisation

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musical harmony
the combination and progression of notes or chords sounding together

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Harmony entered English through Latin harmonia, meaning “joining” or “concord,” from Greek harmos, “joint.”

Etymology

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.

*h₂er- Proto-Indo-European armonye Middle English harmonie,armonie Old French harmonia Latin ἁρμονία Ancient Greek

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# harmony

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈhɑ̟ɹ.mə.ni/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhɑː.mə.ni/
**Frequency rank:** 6296

## Meanings
1. A state in which people get along well and agree with one another.
2. The pleasing effect of musical notes played together at the same time.
3. A pleasing combination of parts that fit well together.

## Examples
- The two communities have lived together in harmony for many years.
- The choir sang the final verse in beautiful four-part harmony.
- The garden was designed with a lovely harmony of colours and shapes.

## Derived Forms
- disharmonise
- disharmonize
- disharmony
- guitarmony
- harmolodics
- harmonic
- harmonics
- harmonious
- harmoniphone
- harmonisability
- harmonisable
- harmonisation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂er-
- Root: armonye
- Root: harmonie,armonie
- Root: harmonia
- Root: ἁρμονία

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Harmony comes 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. The historical line also includes harmonie,armonie (Old French). In current use, the main senses are “A state in which people get along well and agree with one another” and “The pleasing effect of musical notes played together at the same time”.

## Topics
- Music Theory
- Abstract Ideas

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