harmonious
/hɑːˈməʊniəs/adjective
उच्चारण हार्मोनिअस
सौहार्दपूर्ण, मेल-मिलाप वाला, शांतिपूर्ण
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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friendly, peaceful and without disagreement
सौहार्दपूर्ण, मेल-मिलाप वाला, शांतिपूर्ण
- a harmonious relationship between the two communities
- The staff work together in a harmonious atmosphere.
- The neighbours lived in a harmonious way for many years.
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- A harmonious team is more likely to finish the project on time.
- The meeting ended with a harmonious agreement on all points.
Synonyms peaceful friendly amicable cordial cooperative
Opposite discordant quarrelsome hostile acrimonious
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arranged together in a pleasing way so that each part goes well with the others
सुसंगत, संतुलित, सुंदर ढंग से मिला हुआ
- a harmonious blend of colours
- harmonious music
- The room has a harmonious mix of old furniture and soft lights.
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- The choir produced a harmonious sound that filled the hall.
- The garden is a harmonious arrangement of flowers and stone paths.
Synonyms balanced coordinated melodious tuneful pleasing
Opposite clashing jarring discordant cacophonous
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
harmonious + relationship / atmosphere / community
Before a noun it describes people or things that live or work together peacefully.
Noun से पहले यह उन लोगों या चीज़ों का वर्णन करता है जो शांति से साथ रहते या काम करते हैं।
- The village has a harmonious community of different religions.
- Radhika enjoys a harmonious relationship with her colleagues.
be harmonious with + noun
With introduces the thing something fits in with.
'With' उस चीज़ को बताता है जिसके साथ कुछ मेल खाता हो।
- The colours of the room are harmonious with the curtains.
- His views are harmonious with ours.
harmonious (music) = pleasing in sound
In music, harmonious means notes sound pleasant together.
संगीत में 'harmonious' का अर्थ है कि स्वर साथ में सुनने में सुखद लगते हैं।
- The choir sang in harmonious tones.
harmony / harmonise / harmoniously
Harmony is the noun, harmonise the verb (harmonize in US), and harmoniously the adverb.
'Harmony' संज्ञा, 'harmonise' क्रिया और 'harmoniously' adverb है।
- Different groups live harmoniously in harmony.
+Collocations 4
adverb + harmonious
perfectlyhighlyremarkablyreasonablyfairly
- The team worked in a remarkably harmonious manner.
harmonious + noun
relationshipatmospheresocietyblendfamilycoexistence
- A harmonious atmosphere in the classroom helps learning.
verb + harmonious
remainstaykeepseemmake
- The family stayed harmonious despite the disputes.
harmonious + with/between
with naturewith the surroundingsbetween communitiesbetween partners
- Architects want houses harmonious with nature.
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- India's strength lies in its harmonious blend of many cultures.
भारत की शक्ति उसकी अनेक संस्कृतियों के सौहार्दपूर्ण मेल में निहित है।
- The meeting ended in a harmonious manner after both sides agreed.
दोनों पक्षों के सहमत होने के बाद बैठक सौहार्दपूर्ण ढंग से समाप्त हुई।
- She has a harmonious voice that everyone enjoys.
उसकी आवाज़ मधुर है जिसे सब पसंद करते हैं।
- The students worked harmoniously on the group project.
विद्यार्थियों ने समूह-परियोजना पर मिल-जुलकर काम किया।
- A harmonious home gives children confidence.
सौहार्दपूर्ण घर बच्चों को आत्मविश्वास देता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ They live in harmonious.
✓ They live in harmony.
After the preposition in, the noun harmony is needed.
Preposition 'in' के बाद संज्ञा 'harmony' चाहिए।
✗ The harmonious between the two groups is good.
✓ The harmony between the two groups is good.
After the, a noun is needed, so use harmony, not the adjective harmonious.
'The' के बाद संज्ञा चाहिए, इसलिए विशेषण 'harmonious' नहीं, 'harmony' लिखें।
✗ They worked harmonious together.
✓ They worked harmoniously together.
To modify a verb, use the adverb harmoniously.
क्रिया को modify करने के लिए adverb 'harmoniously' चाहिए।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
peaceful friendly amicable cordial cooperative balanced coordinated melodious tuneful pleasing
Antonyms
discordant quarrelsome hostile acrimonious clashing jarring cacophonous
AaSpelling
har·mo·ni·ous
With -nious (not 'harmonous' or 'harmonius'); the noun harmony.
अंत में -nious ('harmonous' या 'harmonius' गलत है); noun harmony।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Communal harmony, harmonious relations, in harmony with.
Collocations: communal harmony (सांप्रदायिक सद्भाव), harmonious relations (मधुर और तालमेल भरे संबंध), in harmony with (किसी के साथ तालमेल या सामंजस्य में)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Living or working together without conflict is harmonious; the state is harmony.
'बिना संघर्ष के साथ रहना या काम करना' harmonious है; यह स्थिति harmony।