Hypertext Webster Gateway: "harmonious"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Harmonious \Har*mo"ni*ous\, a. [Cf. F. harmonieux. See
{Harmony}.]
1. Adapted to each other; having parts proportioned to each
other; symmetrical.
God hath made the intellectual world harmonious and
beautiful without us. --Locke.
2. Acting together to a common end; agreeing in action or
feeling; living in peace and friendship; as, an harmonious
family.
3. Vocally or musically concordant; agreeably consonant;
symphonious. -- {Har*mo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. --
{Har*mo"ni*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
harmonious
adj 1: musically pleasing [ant: {inharmonious}]
2: exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents
of an entity or between different entities [syn: {proportionate},
{symmetrical}]
3: suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious
with her military bearing" [syn: {appropriate}]
4: existing together in harmony; "harmonious family
relationships"
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