concinnity
concinnity noun: the harmonious reinforcement of the various parts of a work of art.
Noun
concinnity (countable and uncountable, plural concinnities)
- The harmonious reinforcement of the various parts of a work of art.
- In the Terminology, or what, to avoid the barbarism of a word compounded of Latin and Greek, they would beg to call the Orismology of the science, they have endeavoured to introduce throughout a greater degree of precision and concinnity—dividing it into general and partial Orismology; […]1815, William Kirby, William Spence, “Preface”, in An Introduction to Entomology: Or Elements of the Natural History of Insects: with Plates, 3rd edition, volume 1, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees...
concinnity meaning in Tamil and Bengali
concinnity in Tamil
- அமுகுநயம், இலக்கிய அழகுநயம், நேர்த்தி
concinnity in Bengali
- সৌন্দর্য, সাদৃশ্য ও শৈল্পিক বিন্যাস
Forms of concinnity
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Origin of concinnity
Coined 1531 by Sir Thomas Elyot in his treatise, The Boke Named The Governor, from Latin concinnitās (“skillfully put together”).
Questions about concinnity
- What does concinnity mean?
- Concinnity means the harmonious reinforcement of the various parts of a work of art.
- What is concinnity in Tamil?
- Concinnity in Tamil is அமுகுநயம், இலக்கிய அழகுநயம், நேர்த்தி. See Concinnity meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is concinnity?
- Concinnity is a noun.
- What is the plural of concinnity?
- The plural of concinnity is concinnities.
Words near concinnity in the dictionary
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