What does harmonious mean?
Word: Harmonious
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Harmonious means friendly and peaceful, with people getting on well together. It can also describe sounds or colours that go pleasantly together.
Synonyms: peaceful, friendly, melodious
Antonyms: unfriendly
How do you spell harmonious?
Syllables: har - mo - ni - ous
Tricky part: The y of harmony turns into i before ous, giving ni-ous. Keeping the y, or writing eous, are the usual slips.
Watch out for: harmoneous, hormonious, harmonyous
Memory tip: Start with harmony, swap the y for i, then add ous: harmon-i-ous. The four beats are har-mo-ni-ous.
Harmonious in a sentence
Example 1: The two families in our building share a harmonious friendship.
Example 2: The school choir's harmonious singing filled the whole hall.
Example 3: A harmonious team listens to every player's ideas.
Fun Fact
Harmony comes from the Greek word harmonia, which meant a joining or fitting together, like pieces of wood fitted neatly in a boat.
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Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
harmonious
a) quarrelsome
b) gentle
c) musical
d) orderly
Show answer
a) quarrelsome. Quarrelsome people keep fighting, which is the opposite of living in harmony.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Grandma says our joint family stays harmonious because evryone shares the chores.
a) evryone
b) family
c) harmonious
d) chores
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a) evryone. Everyone is every + one, so the e after the v stays.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
sinomauhor
a) harmonica
b) hormones
c) harmonious
d) harmonise
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c) harmonious. Ten letters, ending in ous, fit only harmonious.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) beautifull
b) musicel
c) peacful
d) harmonious
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d) harmonious. Beautiful has one l at the end, musical ends in al and peaceful keeps the e of peace.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which classroom sounds the most harmonious?
a) children working calmly together
b) two groups shouting at each other
c) everyone arguing over one pencil
d) desks banging during a test
Show answer
a) children working calmly together
2. When a choir sings in a harmonious way, the voices ____.
a) sing different songs
b) blend pleasantly together
c) keep stopping and starting
d) drown each other out
Show answer
b) blend pleasantly together
