harmonious

English

Etymology

From Middle French harmonieux; by surface analysis, harmony +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /hɑɹˈmoʊni.əs/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hɑːˈməʊni.əs/
Hyphenation: har‧mo‧ni‧ous
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: -əʊniəs

Adjective

harmonious (comparative more harmonious, superlative most harmonious)

Showing accord in feeling or action.
Synonym: concordant

The team worked in a harmonious atmosphere, achieving great results.
Having components pleasingly or appropriately combined.
The garden had a harmonious design, with flowers and shrubs complementing each other.
Melodious; in harmony.
The choir’s voices blended in a harmonious melody.

Derived terms

Translations

showing accord

Armenian: ներդաշնակ (hy) (nerdašnak)
Catalan: harmònic
Dutch: harmonieus (nl)
Esperanto: harmonia (eo), akorda
Finnish: harmoninen (fi), sopusointuinen (fi), sointuva
French: harmonieux (fr)
Galician: harmónico (gl) m
Georgian: ჰარმონიული (harmoniuli)
German: harmonisch (de), übereinstimmend (de), sich in Übereinstimmung befindend, im Einklang befindlich
Greek: αρμονικός (el) m (armonikós)
Indonesian: harmonis (id)
Latin: concors
Malay: harmoni
Manx: cordailagh
Māori: reretahi, reretau, aumārire
Romanian: armonic (ro) m
Russian: гармони́чный (ru) (garmoníčnyj)
Uyghur: ئۆم (öm)

having components pleasingly combined

Armenian: ներդաշնակ (hy) (nerdašnak)
Catalan: harmònic
Dutch: harmonieus (nl)
Finnish: harmoninen (fi), sopusointuinen (fi)
French: harmonieux (fr)
Galician: harmónico (gl) m
German: harmonisch (de)
Indonesian: harmonis (id)
Manx: cordailagh
Māori: reretau
Persian: هارمونیک (fa) (hârmonik)
Polish: harmonijny (pl)
Portuguese: harmonioso (pt) m
Russian: гармони́чный (ru) (garmoníčnyj)
Turkish: uyumlu (tr)

melodious

Armenian: ներդաշնակ (hy) (nerdašnak)
Catalan: harmoniós (ca)
Dutch: harmonieus (nl)
Finnish: harmoninen (fi), sointuva
French: harmonieux (fr)
German: harmonisch (de), wohlklingend (de)
Greek:
Ancient Greek: σύμφωνος (súmphōnos), σύναυλος (súnaulos)
Indonesian: harmonis (id)
Italian: armonioso (it)
Manx: co-heeanagh, bing
Māori: reretau
Persian: هماهنگ (fa) (hamâhang)
Portuguese: harmonioso (pt)
Romanian: armonios (ro) m

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Translations to be checked

Armenian: ^{(please verify)} համաչափ (hy) (hamačʻapʻ)
Hindi: ^{(please verify)} सुरीला (surīlā)
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 友好的 (ja) (ゆうこうてき, yūkōteki), ^{(please verify)} 睦まじい (むつまじい, mutsumajii)
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 화목하다 (ko) (hwamokhada)
Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} hợp (vi)