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sintonia

harmony

noun seen-TOH-nyah Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Origin: From Greek syntonia, 'accord, tuning together'.

Also means

tuning

Usage Note

Sintonia comes from radio broadcasting — essere in sintonia literally means 'to be on the same frequency' — but it is widely used figuratively to mean being in harmony or on the same wavelength with someone: siamo in piena sintonia ('we are completely in tune'). The opposite is disaccordo (disagreement).

Examples

"Tra di loro c'è una grande sintonia."

Natural Translation

There is great harmony between them.

Literal Translation

Between of them there-is a great harmony.

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