harmonious

/hɑrˈmoʊniəs/

/hɑˈmʌʊniɪs/

Things that are harmonious go together nicely, like notes in music or people that work well as a team.

The idea of things being harmonious comes from music — when certain notes sound good together, they are harmonious. But this concept applies to many other things and people, too. You could say pieces of art that look good next to each other are harmonious. A basketball team that shares the ball and gets along well is harmonious. Anytime people get along, they're being harmonious. In a totally harmonious society, there would be no war or hate.

Definitions of harmonious

1. adjective

   exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
   synonyms: proportionate, symmetrical

   balanced

   being in a state of proper equilibrium
2. adjective

   existing together in harmony
   “harmonious family relationships”

   synonyms:

   compatible

   able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination
3. adjective

   suitable and fitting
   “the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing”

   synonyms:

   congruent, congruous

   corresponding in character or kind
4. adjective

   musically pleasing
   synonyms:

   compatible

   able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination

   consonant, harmonic, harmonical, harmonised, harmonized

   involving or characterized by harmony

   harmonic, sympathetic

   relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body

   on-key, true

   in tune; accurate in pitch

   pure

   free from discordant qualities

   symphonic, symphonious

   harmonious in sound

   antonyms:

   inharmonious

   not in harmony

   incompatible

   not compatible

   discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonic

   lacking in harmony

   false, off-key, sour

   inaccurate in pitch

   dissonant, unresolved

   characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved