harmony Copy link Outline I. Of sounds1. concentus, ūs2. concordia3. harmŏnia4. harmŏnĭca, harmŏnĭcē (the science of music)II. Fig.1. convĕnientia2. consensus, consensio3. concentus, ūs (rare in this sense)4. concordia (esp. of feeling)5. cŏhaerentia (the right adjustment of parts) • harmony: I. Of sounds: 1. concentus, ūs: h. of sounds, sonorum c., Cic. Off. 1, 40, extr.: Sen.: v. to harmonize (B., I., 2). 2. concordia: h. of sounds, c. vocum, Cic. in Col. 12, 2, med. 3. harmŏnia: cf. Vitr. 5, 4: but strictly harmonia is rather a tune, melody, and does not imply consonance: cf. Cic. N. D. 3, 11, 27, where canere ad harmoniam is to sing in tune. 4. harmŏnĭca, harmŏnĭcē (the science of music): Vitr. 5, 4. (Symphonia is music in general; a concert.) II. Fig.: agreement: 1. convĕnientia: h. of parts (with each other), c. partium, Cic. Off. 1, 4, 14. Join: convenientia consensusque [naturae], Cic. N. D. 3, 11, 28; c. et conjunctio, id. Div. 2, 60, init. 2. consensus, consensio: v. agreement (comp. supr. 1). 3. concentus, ūs (rare in this sense): Join: consensus [doctrinarum] concentusque, Cic. de Or. 3, 6, 21. 4. concordia (esp. of feeling): the h. of classes, c. ordinum, Cic. Att. 1, 18, 4: v. concord. 5. cŏhaerentia (the right adjustment of parts): cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 155. Phr.: in h., concorditer (v. harmoniously): to be in h., consentire, concordare, congruere, concinere: v. to harmonize, agree.
HARMONY Copy link • HARMONYPROPR., harmonia (ἁρμονία), or, pure Latin, concentus, consensus; sonorum concentus, or concentus concors et congruens; vocum concordia (in singing). IMPROPR., concordia: consensus: conspiratio et consensus (agreement in manner of thinking, etc.): unanimitas (e.g., unanimitas fraterna, Liv.; opposed to discordia fraterna). To be in harmony, concinere; concordare; consentire (inter se); consentire atque concinere; conspirare; with anything, convenire alicui rei (e.g., sententiae): to restore the harmony that had been interrupted, aliquos rursus in pristinam concordiam reducere. For other phrases, Vid: CONCORD.