symphony
Syllables: sym·pho·ny/ˈsɪm.fə.ni/
symphony noun: an extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.
Noun
symphony (countable and uncountable, plural symphonies)
- An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.
- classical symphony
- compose a symphony
- An instrumental introduction or termination to a vocal composition.
- Harmony in music or colour, or a harmonious combination of elements.
- She described the city at night as a symphony of lights and sounds.
- A symphony orchestra.
symphony meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
symphony in Hindi
- piece of orchestral music
- सिंफ़नी sĩfanī, सिम्फ़नी simfanī, स्वर की समता svar kī samtā
symphony in Tamil
- இன்னிசை, ஒத்திசை, சேர்ந்திசை, இணைந்திசை, இசைந்திசை, சீரிசை
symphony in Urdu
- piece of orchestral music
- ہَم نَوائی ham-navāī, سِمْفَنی simfanī
symphony in Bengali
- piece of orchestral music
- সিম্ফনি śimphoni
More languagesFewer languages
- symphony in Kannada
- ಸ್ವರಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ, ಸ್ವರಮೇಳ, ವಾದ್ಯಕೃತಿ
- symphony in Punjabi
- ਸਿੰਫਨੀ simphnī
- symphony in Pashto
- سمفوني samfoni, سيمفوني simfoni
- symphony in Arabic
- سِيمْفُونِيَّة sīmfūniyya, سِيمْفُونِي sīmfūnī
- symphony in Malay
- simfoni
- symphony in Persian
- سمفونی samfoni
- symphony in Thai
- ซิมโฟนี sim-foo-nîi
- symphony in Vietnamese
- giao hưởng
- symphony in Myanmar
- ဆင်ဖိုနီ hcanghpuini
Examples of symphony in a sentence
- full symphony orchestra
- The orchestra performed Beethoven’s Fifth symphony.
Forms of symphony
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Origin of symphony
From Middle English symphonye, from Old French simphonie, from Latin symphonia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía). By surface analysis, sym- + -phony. Doublet of sinfonia, symphonia, tsampouna, and zampogna.
Words formed from symphony
Phrases with symphony
Questions about symphony
- What does symphony mean?
- Symphony means an extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.
- What is symphony in Hindi?
- Symphony in Hindi is सिंफ़नी (sĩfanī), सिम्फ़नी (simfanī), स्वर की समता (svar kī samtā). See Symphony meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use symphony in a sentence?
- full symphony orchestra
- What part of speech is symphony?
- Symphony is a noun.
- How do you pronounce symphony?
- Symphony is pronounced /ˈsɪm.fə.ni/.
- What is the plural of symphony?
- The plural of symphony is symphonies.
Words near symphony in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: symphony (page history and authors); symphony (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); symphony (Kannada 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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