HARMONY
Dictionary entry overview: What does harmony mean?
• HARMONY (noun)
The noun HARMONY has 5 senses:
1. compatibility in opinion and action
2. the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
3. 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
4. agreement of opinions
5. an agreeable sound property
Familiarity information: HARMONY used as a noun is common.
Dictionary entry details
• HARMONY (noun)
Meaning:
Compatibility in opinion and action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
harmony; harmoniousness
Hypernyms ("harmony" is a kind of...):
compatibility (capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "harmony"):
congruence; congruity; congruousness (the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate)
Meaning:
The structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
musical harmony; harmony
Hypernyms ("harmony" is a kind of...):
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "harmony"):
harmonisation; harmonization (a piece of harmonized music)
four-part harmony (harmony in which each chord has four notes that create four melodic lines)
preparation ((music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord)
resolution ((music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
concordance; concord; harmony
Hypernyms ("harmony" is a kind of...):
order (established customary state (especially of society))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "harmony"):
peace (harmonious relations; freedom from disputes)
comity (a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect)
accord; agreement (harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters)
Meaning:
Agreement of opinions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
concordance; harmony; concord
Hypernyms ("harmony" is a kind of...):
agreement (the verbal act of agreeing)
Meaning:
An agreeable sound property
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("harmony" is a kind of...):
sound property (an attribute of sound)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "harmony"):
consonance; harmoniousness (the property of sounding harmonious)
Antonym:
dissonance (disagreeable sounds)
