| Main Entry: | carillon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | set of bells |
Synonyms: |
angelus, chimes, glockenspiel, gong, lyra, peal, tintinnabulation, tocsin |
| Main Entry: | belfry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tower; part of tower |
Synonyms: |
bell tower, campanile, carillon, clocher, cupola, dome, head, minaret, spire, steeple, turret |
| Main Entry: | bell |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | signaling object or sound |
Synonyms: |
alarm, buzz, buzzer, carillon, chime, clapper, curfew, ding-dong, dinger, gong, peal, ringer, siren, tintinnabulum, tocsin, toll, vesper |
| Main Entry: | melody |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | harmony, tune |
Synonyms: |
air, aria, assonance, carillon, chant, chime, concord, consonance, descant, diapason, euphony, inflection, lay, lyric, measure, melodiousness, music, musicality, refrain, resonance, run, song, strain, theme, tunefulness, unison |
Antonyms: |
cacophony, disharmony |
| Main Entry: | peal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chime, clang |
Synonyms: |
blast, carillon, clamor, clap, crash, resounding, reverberation, ring, ringing, roar, rumble, sound, thunder, tintinnabulation |
| Main Entry: | gong |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tocsin |
Synonyms: |
alarm, bell, carillon, chime, cymbal, signal |
| Main Entry: | xylophone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | percussion instrument consisting of a series of graduated wooden bars played with small mallets |
Synonyms: |
carillon, gambang, gambang kayu, marimba, straw fiddle, vibraphone |
| Main Entry: | xylophone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | instrument |
Synonyms: |
carillon, marimba, vibraphone |
| Concept: | Melody. Concord. |
| Category: | 2. Sensation; special sensation; sound; musical sounds |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
melody, rhythm, measure; rhyme (poetry)., pitch, timbre, intonation, tone., scale, gamut; diapason; diatonic scale, chromatic scale, enharmonic scale; key, clef, chords., modulation, temperament, syncope, syncopation, preparation, suspension, resolution., staff, stave, line, space, brace; bar, rest; appoggiato, appoggiatura; acciaccatura., note, musical note, notes of a scale; sharp, flat, natural; high note (shrillness); low note; interval; semitone; second, third, fourth; diatessaron., breve, semibreve, minim, crotchet, quaver; semiquaver, demisemiquaver; sustained note, drone, burden., tonic; key note, leading note, fundamental note; supertonic, mediant, dominant; submediant, subdominant; octave, tetrachord; major key, minor key, major scale, minor scale, major mode, minor mode; passage, phrase., concord, harmony; emmeleia; unison, unisonance; chime, homophony; euphony, euphonism; tonality; consonance; consent; part., [Science of harmony] harmony, harmonics; thorough-bass, fundamental-bass; counterpoint; faburden., piece of music; composer, harmonist, contrapuntist.
-verbs
be harmonious; harmonize, chime, symphonize, transpose; put in tune, tune, accord, string.
-adjectives
harmonious, harmonical; in concord, in tune, in concert; unisonant, concentual, symphonizing, isotonic, homophonous, assonant; ariose, consonant., measured, rhythmical, diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic., melodious, musical; melic; tuneful, tunable; sweet, dulcet, canorous; mellow, mellifluous; soft, clear, clear as a bell; silvery; euphonious, euphonic, euphonical; symphonious; enchanting (pleasure-giving) [more]; fine-toned, full-toned, silver-toned.
-adverbs
harmoniously
-phrases
"the hidden soul of harmony" [Milton].
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Antonyms: |
discord |
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