Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Being in a state of accord; harmonious.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Characterized by symphony, or harmony of sounds; agreeing in sound; accordant; harmonious.
- In music, same as
symphonic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Agreeing in sound; accordant; harmonious.
- adjective (Mus.) Symphonic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
simultaneous sounds that areharmonious together.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective harmonious in sound
Etymologies
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Examples
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Humber and on the borders of Yorkshire, the inhabitants make use of the same kind of symphonious harmony, but with less variety, singing in only two parts, one murmuring in the bass, the other warbling in the acute or treble.
A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present 1874
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June 20, 2009 5: 25 PM symphonious sweets said ...
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The symphonious pairing of syrupy goodness and buttery richness.
Chez Pazienza: Rich Lowry: The William F. Buckley of F**k Talk 2008
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There were human beings enough, and enough of highly wrought and symphonious feeling to produce that more impressive sound than the organ tones of the blast, or the thunder, or the roar of the sea; even that mighty swell of many voices, blended into one great voice by the universal impulse which makes likewise one vast heart out of the many.
The Scarlet Letter 2002
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What we get then, is the grand symphonious sound of the tuttis, vs. the chamber music sound of the solo passages, with piano, individual winds and individual strings trading off roles.
Early Music: An Exchange Bilson, Malcolm 1990
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Among the fragments of pre-Socratic philosophy there are a few references to symphonious order in the heavens.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas JAMES HAAR 1968
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Or dost thou, the habitant of some bright star, where frailty such as ours is yet unknown, lend to lovers a rapture unalloyed by passion's grosser sense; as, symphonious with the tremulous zephyr, chastened vows of constancy are there exchanged?
A Love Story A Bushman
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With what a stately march the pictures go in their golden frames along the symphonious, burlap walls!
Walking-Stick Papers Robert Cortes Holliday
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There were human beings enough, and enough of highly wrought and symphonious feeling to produce that more impressive sound than the organ tones of the blast, or the thunder, or the roar of the sea; even that mighty swell of many voices, blended into one great voice by the universal impulse which makes likewise one vast heart out of the many.
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I was little less exhilarated myself; the mild air of the evening, the shadows, the rich lights and the silence, made a symphonious accompaniment about our walk; and we both determined to avoid towns for the future and sleep in hamlets.
An Inland Voyage 1878
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