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HARMONIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Compatibility in opinion and action
Synonyms:
harmoniousness; harmony
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("harmoniousness" is a kind of...):
compatibility (capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "harmoniousness"):
congruence; congruity; congruousness (the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate)
Derivation:
harmonious (existing together in harmony)
harmonious (suitable and fitting)
harmonious (exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The property of sounding harmonious
Synonyms:
consonance; harmoniousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("harmoniousness" is a kind of...):
harmony (an agreeable sound property)
Derivation:
harmonious (musically pleasing)