Definition of: harmony

(här′mə·nē) noun plural ·nies
1. Accord or agreement in feeling, manner, or action: the harmony of a loving family.
2. A state of order, agreement, or completeness in the relations of things or of parts of a whole to each other.
3. Pleasing sounds; music.
4. Music a Any agreeable combination of simultaneous tones, b The science or study of the relations of combinations of tones or chords, their progressions, resolutions, modulations, etc., as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
5. A literary work to display the agreement of different books: a harmony of the Gospels. [<OF armonie <L harmonia <Gk. <harmos joint <harmozein join] Synonyms: accord, accordance, agreement, amity, concord, concurrence, conformity, congruity, consent, consistency, consonance, symmetry, unanimity, uniformity, union, unison, unity. When tones, thoughts, or feelings, individually different, combine to form a consistent and pleasing whole, there is harmony. Harmony is deeper and more essential than agreement. Concord implies more volition than accord. Conformity is submission to authority or necessity. Congruity involves the element of suitableness; consent and concurrence refer to decision or action, but consent is more passive than concurrence. See MELODY, TUNE, SYMMETRY. Antonyms: antagonism, conflict, controversy, disagreement, discord, disproportion, dissension, disunion, hostility, incongruity, inconsistency, opposition, schism, variance.