Harmony

English Meaning

The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system or combination of things, or in things intended to form a connected whole; such an agreement between the different parts of a design or composition as to produce unity of effect; as, the harmony of the universe.

1. Agreement in feeling or opinion; accord: live in harmony.
2. A pleasing combination of elements in a whole: color harmony; the order and harmony of the universe. See Synonyms at proportion.
3. Music The study of the structure, progression, and relation of chords.
4. Music Simultaneous combination of notes in a chord.
5. Music The structure of a work or passage as considered from the point of view of its chordal characteristics and relationships.
6. Music A combination of sounds considered pleasing to the ear.
7. A collation of parallel passages, especially from the Gospels, with a commentary demonstrating their consonance and explaining their discrepancies.