concordance
noun
con·cor·dance kən-ˈkȯr-dᵊn(t)s 
kän-
1
: an alphabetical index of the principal words in a book or the works of an author with their immediate contexts
2
: concord, agreement
Example Sentences
There is little concordance between the two studies. a concordance of Shakespeare's plays
Recent Examples on the Web Even without perfect provider-patient racial concordance, a more diverse workforce can indirectly benefit patients. 
Akila Muthukumar, STAT, 2 Aug. 2022 In many cases, mathematicians resort to a less stringent concept called concordance. Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2022 Placing the two books side by side displays an arching concordance. Kate Brown, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 Four decades ago, Gordon suggested a way to compare two knots by complexity, based on concordance. Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2022 The second is the concordance, which also dates from the 13th century and is a listing of all the occurrences of individual words in a text—originally the text of the Bible. Ben Yagoda, WSJ, 11 Feb. 2022 When the vaccines were first introduced in December, studies demonstrated that racial/ethnic concordance led Black patients to seek more information about the vaccine. David E. Velasquez, Scientific American, 30 June 2021 In truth, that’s a payoff for Nelson, who imposes no unifying aesthetic beyond a general concordance with modernism. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 26 July 2021 The concordance shows the old result was neither a statistical fluke nor the product of some undetected flaw in the experiment, says Chris Polly, a Fermilab physicist and co-spokesperson for the g-2 team. Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 7 Apr. 2021 See More
Akila Muthukumar, STAT, 2 Aug. 2022 In many cases, mathematicians resort to a less stringent concept called concordance. Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2022 Placing the two books side by side displays an arching concordance. Kate Brown, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 Four decades ago, Gordon suggested a way to compare two knots by complexity, based on concordance. Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2022 The second is the concordance, which also dates from the 13th century and is a listing of all the occurrences of individual words in a text—originally the text of the Bible. Ben Yagoda, WSJ, 11 Feb. 2022 When the vaccines were first introduced in December, studies demonstrated that racial/ethnic concordance led Black patients to seek more information about the vaccine. David E. Velasquez, Scientific American, 30 June 2021 In truth, that’s a payoff for Nelson, who imposes no unifying aesthetic beyond a general concordance with modernism. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 26 July 2021 The concordance shows the old result was neither a statistical fluke nor the product of some undetected flaw in the experiment, says Chris Polly, a Fermilab physicist and co-spokesperson for the g-2 team. Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 7 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin concordantia, from Latin concordant-, concordans, present participle of concordare to agree, from concord-, concors
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing concordance
concordance
noun
as in concord
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- concord
- understanding
- harmony
- conformity
- compliance
- solidarity
- union
- rapport
- consonance
- collaboration
- oneness
- concert
- collusion
- complicity
- approval
- empathy
- alliance
- concertedness
- approbation
- acceptance
- sympathy
- acquiescence
- unison
- agreement
- conspiracy
- consensus
- adhesion
- concurrence
- assent
- embracement
- consent
- favor
- embrace
- concession
- unanimity
- accession
- assentation
- concurrency
- accord
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- conflict
- disagreement
- discord
- resistance
- opposition
- dissension
- disapproval
- dissent
- dissensus
- dissention
- disfavor
- disapprobation