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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Other ensembles stood out for their symmetry: People wearing complementary diamond-quilt jackets, for example, or twin earmuffs.—
Simbarashe Cha,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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This beautiful, natural symmetry is typical of Schmitt’s work.—
Nicolas Milon,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2025
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The larger point being made, very much in harmony with Matthew Walker’s theory of human nightly emotional processing, is that our dreams are what Jandial calls thought experiments.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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While this may result in short-term harmony, the child will eventually end up sleep-deprived and unable to focus in class.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Once that mystery is solved, the ghost is free to leave the house with a soar of dramatic orchestration.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The creative team includes Tom Pye (production design), Basil Twist (puppetry design and direction), and Will Stuart, who has created new orchestrations of Joe Hisaishi’s original score.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Concinnity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concinnity. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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