All 15 Uses of
harmonious
in
War and Peace
- Don't I feel in my soul that I am part of this vast harmonious whole?†
Chpt 5
- Don't I feel that I form one link, one step, between the lower and higher beings, in this vast harmonious multitude of beings in whom the Deity—the Supreme Power if you prefer the term—is manifest?†
Chpt 5
- It is not enough for me to know what I have in me—everyone must know it: Pierre, and that young girl who wanted to fly away into the sky, everyone must know me, so that my life may not be lived for myself alone while others live so apart from it, but so that it may be reflected in them all, and they and I may live in harmony!†
Chpt 6
- "For the dissemination of pure truth and to secure the triumph of virtue," he read, "we must cleanse men from prejudice, diffuse principles in harmony with the spirit of the times, undertake the education of the young, unite ourselves in indissoluble bonds with the wisest men, boldly yet prudently overcome superstitions, infidelity, and folly, and form of those devoted to us a body linked together by unity of purpose and possessed of authority and power.†
Chpt 6
- Prince Andrew did not laugh and feared that he would be a damper on the spirits of the company, but no one took any notice of his being out of harmony with the general mood.†
Chpt 6
- All their former disharmony and her own jealousy recurred to her mind.†
Chpt 10 *
- The great thing is to live in harmony….†
Chpt 12 *
- He had long sought in different ways that tranquillity of mind, that inner harmony which had so impressed him in the soldiers at the battle of Borodino.†
Chpt 13
- And now without thinking about it he had found that peace and inner harmony only through the horror of death, through privation, and through what he recognized in Karataev.†
Chpt 13
- "Ozheg-zheg, Ozheg-zheg…." hissed the saber against the whetstone, and suddenly Petya heard an harmonious orchestra playing some unknown, sweetly solemn hymn.†
Chpt 14
- He closed his eyes, and, from all sides as if from a distance, sounds fluttered, grew into harmonies, separated, blended, and again all mingled into the same sweet and solemn hymn.†
Chpt 14
- The voices grew in harmonious triumphant strength, and Petya listened to their surpassing beauty in awe and joy.†
Chpt 14
- Together they felt more in harmony with one another than either of them felt with herself when alone.†
Chpt 15
- The harmony between him and his wife grew closer and closer and he daily discovered fresh spiritual treasures in her.†
Chpt 15
- As in every large household, there were at Bald Hills several perfectly distinct worlds which merged into one harmonious whole, though each retained its own peculiarities and made concessions to the others.†
Chpt 15
Definitions:
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(harmonious as in: live together harmoniously) co-existing in a friendly and peaceful way; or having components that are combined in a pleasing way
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(harmonious as in: soothing, harmonious music) of music: pleasing (through the combination of different notes)editor's notes: When speaking of music, do not confuse harmonious (pleasing sound) with harmony (the structure of the music with respect to the composition and progression of chords regardless of how pleasing it may or may not be).