harmony

Definition

  • noun: the combination of different musical notes played or sung at the same time to produce a pleasing sound
  • noun: tuneful sound
  • often used after 'in'
  • synonyms: melody, diatessaron, dispersed harmony

Examples

  • She taught him how to sing 'harmony'. [=how to sing notes that combined with other notes in a pleasing way]

  • The governor's statement is totally 'out of harmony with' the mayor's earlier comments.

  • Our proposal has been revised to bring it 'into harmony with' their requirements.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) May seem like a strange word to be in that document... ...but he was sort of... He was an artist. He called the English "the disturbers of our harmony." And I remember standing there that day... ...thinking about the disturbers of mine. Questions I had: (..)
    2006 The Pursuit of Happyness