Accordant
[ә'kɒ:dәnt]
Definition
(adj.) being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; 'a place perfectly accordant with man's nature'-Thomas Hardy .
(adj.) in keeping; 'salaries agreeable with current trends'; 'plans conformable with your wishes'; 'expressed views concordant with his background' .
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Definition
(a.) Agreeing; consonant; harmonious; corresponding; conformable; -- followed by with or to.
Editor: Randolph
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Agreeable, agreeing, suitable, consonant, congruous, symphonious.
Edited by Brent
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Compatible, consonant, harmonious, consistent, consenting, acquiescent
ANT:[See COMPATIBLE]
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Examples
- Everything accordant there. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Got no more,' was the rueful answer, with an accordant shake of the head. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- We are not accordant; we differ on that occasion. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Both gentlemen had a glance at Fanny, to see if a word of accordant praise could be extorted from her; yet both feeling that it could not be. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
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