Art & MusicGreek → English
Harmony
A pleasing combination of parts or notes.
The Greek roots
ἁρμονία
harmonía
a joining, agreement
Literally: “a fitting together”
Follow a root:ἁρμονία5 words
The story of the word
From harmós, 'a joint' — harmony is things well 'fitted together', in music and in life.
The same roots elsewhere
Other languages reached for exactly the same Greek pieces.
In a sentence
The choir sang in perfect harmony.