harmony (noun)

  • 61inharmoniousness — noun a lack of harmony • Syn: ↑disharmony • Derivationally related forms: ↑inharmonious • Hypernyms: ↑dissonance * * * noun see inharmonious * * * …

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  • 62never-never — noun installment plan we bought a car on the never never • Syn: ↑hire purchase • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Norther …

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  • 63Never-Never — noun the remote outback of Australia; unpopulated desert country • Instance Hypernyms: ↑outback • Part Holonyms: ↑Australian Desert, ↑Great Australian Desert * * * Phrases ■ the never never (Brit …

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  • 64peace — noun 1 not war ADJECTIVE ▪ durable, lasting, permanent ▪ fragile, uneasy ▪ negotiated ▪ A negotiated peace would be preferable to a p …

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  • 65concert — noun kɒnsət 1》 a musical performance given in public, typically of several compositions. 2》 formal agreement; harmony.     ↘Law joint action, especially in committing a crime. verb kən sə:t formal arrange by mutual agreement or coordination.… …

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  • 66part — noun 1》 a piece or segment of something which combined with others makes up the whole.     ↘a component of a machine: aircraft parts.     ↘a division of a book, periodical, or broadcast serial.     ↘a measure allowing comparison between the… …

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  • 67tune — noun a melody, especially one which characterizes a certain piece of music. verb 1》 (also tune up) adjust (a musical instrument) to the correct or uniform pitch. 2》 adjust (a receiver circuit such as a radio or television) to the frequency of the …

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  • 68ground bass — noun a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated • Hypernyms: ↑bass, ↑bass part, ↑ostinato * * * noun : a bass passage usually of four or eight measures continually repeated below constantly changing melody and harmony called also… …

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  • 69major mode — noun a key whose harmony is based on the major scale • Syn: ↑major key • Hypernyms: ↑key, ↑tonality * * * Music. 1. See major scale. 2. See major key …

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  • 70passing tone — noun a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes • Syn: ↑passing note • Hypernyms: ↑note, ↑musical note, ↑tone * * * noun see passing note * * * passing tone …

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