accordant

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US/əˈkɔɹd.ənt/

adjective

In agreement; agreeing.

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Meanings

adjectiveaccordant (comparative more accordant, superlative most accordant)

comparative more accordant · superlative most accordant

  1. In agreement; agreeing.

    And now his voice accordant to the string.

    1836, Oliver Goldsmith, The Captivity An Oratorio
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    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

    Synonyms: concordant, consonant, harmonious, corresponding, conformable, conforming · Antonyms: discordant, dissonant

  2. Harmonious.

    From the accordant strings of Michael's melodious fiddle

    1847 November 1, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, Boston, Mass.: William D. Ticknor & Company, →OCLC, (please specify either |part=I or II)

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivebeing in agreement or harmony; often followed by ‘with’

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishacordaunt
  2. Englishaccordant

From Middle English acordaunt, equivalent to accord + -ant.

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APA

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MLA

“accordant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accordant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accordant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accordant.

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