harmony
 har·mo·ny (härʹmə-nē)n. pl. har·mo·nies
1. Agreement in feeling or opinion; accord:
live in harmony.
2. A pleasing combination of elements in a whole:
color harmony; the order and harmony of the universe.
See Synonyms at proportion.
3. Music.
a. The study of the structure, progression, and relation of chords.
b. Simultaneous combination of notes in a chord.
c. The structure of a work or passage as considered from the point of view of its chordal characteristics and relationships.
d. A combination of sounds considered pleasing to the ear.
4. A collation of parallel passages, especially from the Gospels, with a commentary demonstrating their consonance and explaining their discrepancies. [Middle English armonie, from Old French, from Latin harmonia, from Greek harmoniā, articulation, agreement, harmony, from harmos, joint. See ar- in Indo-European Roots.]
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