Meaning & use
pure harmony
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Meanings
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A state of complete peace, agreement, and balance, often in relationships or nature.
Grammar: Used as an uncountable noun phrase: live in pure harmony.
Patterns
- live in pure harmony
- in pure harmony with something
- a moment of pure harmony
The two communities lived in pure harmony for generations.
The garden was a place of pure harmony, with birds and flowers in balance.
Their voices blended in pure harmony.
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In music, a combination of notes that sounds perfectly pleasant and balanced.
Grammar: Used in musical contexts: sing in pure harmony.
Patterns
- sing in pure harmony
- play in pure harmony
- pure harmony of sound
The choir sang in pure harmony, with no note out of place.
The piano and violin created pure harmony.
Common combinations
- live in pure harmony
- They lived in pure harmony with nature.
- sing in pure harmony
- The choir sang in pure harmony.
- in pure harmony with
- The building is in pure harmony with its surroundings.
Synonyms and how they differ
- perfect peace
- This focuses on calm and quiet; 'pure harmony' also suggests agreement and balance.
- concord
- This is a formal word for agreement; 'pure harmony' is more poetic and often used of music or nature.
Opposites
Commonly confused: pure harmony or pure?
pure harmony vs pure
Do not confuse 'pure harmony' with 'pure' alone; the phrase means complete harmony, not just cleanliness or purity.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'pure harmony' most naturally?
Choose one answer.
Pure harmony describes a pleasing combination of sounds or a peaceful state, so 'performed in pure harmony' fits. The other options treat it as a physical object, which is wrong.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “pure harmony”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.