accordant

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

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈkɔɹd.ənt/

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accordant (comparative more accordant, superlative most accordant)

1. In agreement; agreeing.

   Synonyms: concordant; consonant, harmonious, corresponding, conformable, conforming

   Antonyms: discordant; dissonant

   • 1871, Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man:

     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.

   • 1836, Oliver Goldsmith, The Captivity An Oratorio:

     And now his voice accordant to the string.

2. harmonious
   • 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):

     From the accordant strings of Michael's melodious fiddle

• Usually followed by with or to.

• IPA^(key): /a.kɔʁ.dɑ̃/

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accordant

1. present participle of accorder

• “accordant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.