accordant
US/əˈkɔɹd.ənt/
accordant adjective: in agreement; agreeing.
Adjective
accordant (comparative more accordant, superlative most accordant)
- In agreement; agreeing.
- The breach of this law, even when the breach is known to be strictly accordant with true morality, has caused many a man more agony than a real crime.1871, Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man
- And now his voice accordant to the string.1836, Oliver Goldsmith, The Captivity An Oratorio
- Synonyms:
- concordant, consonant, harmonious, corresponding, conformable, conforming
- Antonyms:
- discordant, dissonant
- Harmonious.
- From the accordant strings of Michael's melodious fiddle1847 November 1, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, Boston, Mass.: William D. Ticknor & Company, →OCLC, (please specify either |part=I or II)
accordant meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
accordant in Tamil
- சமஉயரஞ் சார், பொருந்துகிற
accordant in Urdu
- accordant
- سمان samān
accordant in Bengali
- সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ, একমত
accordant in Malayalam
- പൊരുത്തമുള്ള, മനസ്സാക്ഷിക്കനുസരണമായി, സമ്മതം, ചേർച്ച, സ്വീകാരം, യോജിപ്പ്
Synonyms of accordant
Antonyms
Forms of accordant
| comparative | more accordant |
|---|---|
| superlative | most accordant |
Origin of accordant
From Middle English acordaunt, equivalent to accord + -ant.
Words formed from accordant
Questions about accordant
- What does accordant mean?
- Accordant means in agreement; agreeing.
- What is accordant in Tamil?
- Accordant in Tamil is சமஉயரஞ் சார், பொருந்துகிற. See Accordant meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is accordant?
- Accordant is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce accordant?
- Accordant is pronounced /əˈkɔɹd.ənt/ (US).
Words near accordant in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: accordant (page history and authors); accordant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); سمان (Urdu) (page history and authors); accordant (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); accordant (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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