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 is a certain symmetry that goes along with Nilan and Miller going into the Hall together, of course.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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The wall displayed a careful repetition and symmetry using pieces of the vertebral column.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The lush harmonies of the arrangement, featuring Puth’s voice stacked with those of his three backing vocalists, closed out that number.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Drawing on the fundamentals of hanok (a traditional Korean home), the new lounges emphasize harmony among natural materials, light, and space.—
Lauren Mechling,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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All the orchestration and glamour of the rally, the glory of the Leader, was meant to tell a story—of a nation wounded from within, of a fifth column, of tyrannical foreign countries, of an economic crisis, and of a grandiose account of renewal and coming greatness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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For now, there are no other concrete details about the follow-up to 2025’s Phantom Island, which found Gizzard dabbling in heavy orchestration for the first time.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Concinnity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concinnity. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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