harmonised
Definition
- Adjective:
- Made harmonious or brought into agreement: Refers to elements that have been adjusted to work together without conflict or to match each other.
- Characterized by musical harmony: Describes sounds, especially musical notes or voices, that combine to create a pleasing and congruent effect.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The team presented a harmonised strategy that all departments agreed upon.
- The singers' voices were perfectly harmonised during the chorus.
Advanced Usage
- "to be harmonised with": to be made consistent or compatible with something else.
- The new software update is fully harmonised with the existing operating system.
- In a regulatory context: Refers to standards or laws that have been aligned across different regions or groups.
- The goal is to create a set of harmonised safety regulations for the entire continent.
Variants and Related Words
- Harmonise (verb): To bring into consonance or agreement; to make harmonious.
- The committee will meet to harmonise the different proposals.
- Harmonisation (noun): The process of making systems or standards consistent.
- The harmonisation of tax laws is a complex political issue.
- Harmonious (adjective): Forming a pleasing or consistent whole; free from disagreement.
- They have a harmonious working relationship.
Synonyms
- Coordinated: Organized to function together effectively.
- Synchronized: Caused to occur or operate at the same time or rate.
- Consonant: In agreement or harmony with.
Related Phrases
- Harmonised standards: Technical or safety specifications that have been made uniform across different jurisdictions.
- Products bearing this mark meet harmonised standards for the European market.
Related Idioms
- To sing from the same hymn sheet: To be in agreement; to present a united front. (This idiom conveys a similar idea of being harmonised in opinion or message.)
- It's crucial that the management team sings from the same hymn sheet during the merger talks.
Adjective
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involving or characterized by harmony
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