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noun state of agreement ADJ. absolute, complete, perfect | reasonable, relative They've lived together in reasonable harmony for many years. | domestic, political, racial, social On the surface, their life seemed a model of domestic harmony. VERB + HARMONY achieve | maintain, preserve They try to maintain harmony between the two communities. | foster, promote The Church tries to promote racial harmony. | live in PREP. in ~ They work together in harmony. | ~ between They try to foster harmony between different groups of people. | ~ with living in perfect harmony with nature PHRASES a sense of harmony A new sense of harmony developed in the community. pleasant combination of different musical notes ADJ. musical | five-part, four-part, etc. an arrangement with four-part harmony PREP. in ~ to sing in harmony
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harmony
adjectives
racial/social/political harmony
• We aim to promote racial harmony through shared sporting activities.
domestic harmony
(= harmony in the home )
• There was a lot of tension beneath the impression of domestic harmony.
perfect harmony
• As producer and director, the Coen brothers work together in perfect harmony.
relative/reasonable harmony
(= quite friendly and peaceful when compared to something else )
• The tribes have lived together in relative harmony for years.
inner harmony
(= a feeling of being peaceful and calm )
• His search for inner harmony led him to Buddhism.
verbs
live in harmony
• The two friends continued to live in harmony.
work in harmony
• He urged all Americans to work in harmony to solve the nation’s problems.
achieve harmony
• If this really is a fair society, why is it taking so long to achieve racial harmony?
promote harmony
(= do things that help friendship or peace develop or improve )
• We need to develop ways of promoting harmony between nations.
create harmony
• The idea is to create better harmony in the community.
restore harmony
(= make friendship or peace exist again )
• The couple decided to put their problems behind them in an attempt to restore harmony to the family.
phrases
peace and harmony
• We must stop these disagreements in the interests of peace and harmony.
be in harmony with something
• Your suggestions are not in harmony with the aims of this project.
a sense of harmony
(= a feeling of friendship and peace )
• There was a quiet sense of harmony between them as they walked along.
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