† concinneadj.
Obsolete.
Well fitted together, skilfully arranged; harmonious.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adjective]
samtalec1175
samentalea1300
accordingc1300
accordantc1350
covenablec1384
concordable1393
accorda1413
suant1418
consonant1489
convenablea1500
concordant1512
semblable1513
convenient1526
modulatec1530
harmonical1531
harmoniacal1536
agreeable1540
concurrent1542
suitable1568
concinne1569
harmonial1569
sympathical1570
tunable1573
coherenta1575
conspiring1576
well-consenting1579
well-consorted1583
congruous1599
high-tuned1603
symbolizing1611
unjarring1620
concording1627
congruenta1637
harmonious1638
friendlya1641
unclashing1642
complying1646
symphoniacal1650
consistent1651
consentaneous1652
consentivea1657
symbolical1667
concordiousa1670
sympathetic1673
congenerous1677
symbolizant1685
congenial1693
symphonious1743
harmonic1756
concentual1782
undiscordant1819
concordial1822
attuned1833
connate1836
sympathetical1848
concentuous1850
consenting1858
consilient1867
tuned in1958
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective]
fairOE
facundc1381
rhetorian?c1400
facundious1430
rhetoricalc1450
elegantc1475
rhetorial1521
concinnate1548
humane1552
concinne1569
Attic1633
compt1633
concinnated1868
stylish1892
Atticistic1919
1569 T. Newton tr. Cicero Worthye Bk. Olde Age 7 b Which, when we read, we are rauished with the elegancie and concinne vehemencie thereof.
a1625 J. Boys Wks. (1630) 137 Beauty consists in variety of colours, and in a concinne disposition of sundry different parts.
1659 H. L'Estrange Alliance Divine Offices 353 The analogy..is concinne and proper.
Derivatives
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [noun]
accordmentc1330
accorda1398
consonancya1398
unitya1398
accordancea1400
commoningc1400
convenience1413
correspondence1413
answeringc1425
conformityc1430
consonance1430
congruity1447
concordancec1450
consonantc1475
agreement1495
monochordc1500
conveniencya1513
agreeance1525
agreeableness1531
concinnity1531
congruence1533
harmony?1533
concent1563
tunableness1569
agreeing1575
answerableness1577
concert1578
consent1578
sympathy1578
concord1579
symphonia1579
correspondency1589
atone1595
coherence1597
respondence1598
symphony1598
sortance1600
coherency1603
respondency1603
symbolizing1605
coaptation1614
compositiona1616
sympathizing1632
comportance1648
compliance1649
syntax1649
concinneness1655
symmetry1655
homology1656
consistency1659
consentaneousness1660
consistence1670
comportment1675
harmoniousness1679
symbolism1722
congruousness1727
accordancy1790
sameness1790
consentaneity1798
consilience1840
chime1847
consensus1854
solidarity1874
synchromesh1966
concordancing1976
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [noun]
facunda1340
rhetoricc1405
elegancy?a1475
elegance?1504
facundity1530
grace1530
festivity1542
roundness1557
concinnity1577
style1589
comptness1611
politeness1627
concinneness1655
speakingness1851
style1851
daintiness1878
yugen1921
simplex munditiis1933
1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 32 The..concinnesse of his metaphors.
1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 247 The greater exactness of phrase, attainable in a Set-form..the propriety, concinneness and gravity, that may be in [it].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
† concinnev.
Obsolete.
= concinnate v.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > put in (proper) order [verb (transitive)]
rightlOE
attire1330
ettlea1350
to set (also put) in rulea1387
redress1389
dress?a1400
fettlea1400
governc1405
yraylle1426
direct1509
settlec1530
tune1530
instruct1534
rede1545
commodate1595
square1596
concinnate1601
concinnea1620
rectify1655
fix1663
to put (also bring) into repair1673
arrange1802
pipeclay1806
to get together1810
to do up1886
to jack up1939
a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) i. vii. §3. 53 Polishing and concinning their History, so smoothly, that there should not haue bene found the least note of diuersity.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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