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harmonious, a.|hɑːˈməʊnɪəs|
Also 6 armonious, Sc. ermonius.
[ad. F. harmonieux (14th c.), f. harmonie harmony: see -ous.]
1. Marked by harmony, agreement, or concord; agreeing, accordant, concordant, congruous; having the parts or elements in accord so as to form a consistent or agreeable whole.
1638T. Whitaker Blood of Grape 6 If contraries shall bee adhibited to a harmonious temper, 'tis the cause of discord. 1643Milton Divorce ii. xiii, The..statutes of God..are most constant and most harmonious each to other. 1753Hogarth Anal. Beauty viii. 40 A..harmonious order of architecture in all its parts. 1804J. Grahame Sabbath 816 Th' ethereal curve of seven harmonious dyes. 1820W. Irving Sketch Bk. I. 40 The very difference in their characters produced an harmonious combination.
b. Marked by agreement of feeling or sentiment; free from discord or dissent; consentient, unanimous.
1724Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 116, I..am glad Mr. Paisley's call will be harmonious. 1849Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 213 No constitutional question had ever been decided..with more harmonious consent. 1870E. Peacock Ralf Skirl. I. 160 A long and not quite harmonious interview with his wife.
2. Characterized by harmony of sounds; sounding together with agreeable effect; in harmony, concordant; tuneful, sweet-sounding; full of harmony.
1549Compl. Scot. vi. 64 His ermonius sang. 1570Dee Math. Pref. 22 As, for Astronomie, the eyes; So for Harmonious Motion, the eares were made. c1586C'tess Pembroke Ps. xlvii. iii, Hark, how did ring Harmonious aire with trumpetts sound. 1633G. Herbert Temple, Aaron i, Harmonious bells. 1784Cowper Task i. 767 Your songs confound Our more harmonious notes. 1836–7Dickens Sk. Boz, Miss Evans & Eagle 140 They formed an harmonious quartett. 1853C. Brontë Villette xli, His voice..mixed harmonious with the silver whisper..[of] light breeze, fountain, and foliage.
b. transf. Of persons: Singing, playing, or speaking tunefully or agreeably.
1530Palsgr. Introd. 15 The frenchemen..covet..to be armonious in theyr speking. 1592Greene Groat's W. Wit (1617) 11 The sight and hearing of this harmonious beauty. 1738Glover Leonidas i. 400 Harmonious youths..In loftysounding strains his praise record. 1880Grove Dict. Mus. I. 655/1 The popular air known as ‘The Harmonious Blacksmith’. |