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English Dictionary: harmonious by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
harmonious
adj
  1. musically pleasing
    Antonym(s): inharmonious, unharmonious
  2. exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities
    Synonym(s): harmonious, proportionate, symmetrical
  3. suitable and fitting; "the tailored clothes were harmonious with her military bearing"
  4. existing together in harmony; "harmonious family relationships"
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.
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