Concord
nounA state of peaceful agreement or harmony between people or groups.
How to spell concord
7 letters · 2 syllables
How to pronounce concord
Say the part in capitals loudest.
What does concord mean?
- nounA state of peaceful agreement or harmony between people or groups.
- nounIn grammar, the agreement of words in number, gender, or person, such as a subject matching its verb.
Concord in a sentence
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The two nations signed a treaty to restore concord along the border.
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The textbook explained subject-verb concord with several clear examples.
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After months of bitter argument, the family finally lived in concord.
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Errors in concord occur when a singular noun is paired with a plural verb.
Where does concord come from?
Language of origin: Latin
The word comes from the Latin concordia, meaning 'agreement' or 'union of hearts', built from the prefix con- 'together' and cor, cordis, the Latin word for 'heart'. The literal image is of two hearts beating as one, which is why concord came to mean harmony and peaceful agreement. English borrowed it through Old French concorde in the 1300s, originally describing friendly relations between people or states. Its direct opposite, 'discord', uses the same cor root with the prefix dis- 'apart', so concord and discord are mirror images of harmony and strife. Remembering that the ending is 'cord', the same spelling as a length of rope or string, helps avoid the temptation to write 'concorde' or 'concard'.
How the word is built
- con- (together)
- cord (from cor, cordis: heart) = literally 'hearts together'
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