harmonious
/hɑːˈməʊniəs/hahr-MOH-nee-uhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/hɑɹˈmoʊniəs/hahr-MOH-nee-uhs
Meaningfull of harmony
Common meaning: in agreement
Other meanings: pleasant together
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- harma fastening; agreement, concordLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 118 · scan
- oninoun ending: a group or place of
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
Journey through time
- Greekἁρμονία‘a fastening’
- Middle Englishharmoniesource
- Englishharmony‘agreement’
- Englishformed in English from harmonyharmonious‘in agreement’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from harmony + -ous.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), HARMONY, p.255 · scan
Roots
- ἁρμονία Greek “a fastening; agreement, concord”
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