as in symmetry
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts
a choral work admired for its seamless concinnity of music and dance
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Recent Examples of concinnity
Novak was delighted by this concinnity, and even more delighted by the treatments on offer that day at the storefront franchise spa concept.
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New York Times, 12 Oct. 2021
New York Times, 12 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concinnity
Noun
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There should be mirror symmetry in the universe, and that includes the gravitational waves coming from black hole mergers.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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One study examined levels of asymmetry (a lack or absence of symmetry/sameness on both sides) in different body types.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, teens can study the theoretical elements of music including sound, pitch, rhythm, melody, harmony, and notation.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
21 Feb. 2025
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Haaland will always score goals in this City team, but to reach their previous highs, everything needs to work in harmony.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Despite lovely vocal arrangements (by Dionne McClain-Freeney) and surprisingly rich orchestrations (by Dan Schlosberg) for a band of just six players, little of that registers here.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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He was captivated by the score, which Park and Aronson describe as a stew of indie music, modern classical orchestration, jazz chords, film scores, and minimalist motor rhythms, with a few jazz-standard pastiche songs mixed in.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Concinnity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concinnity. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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