n. sympathetic compatibility

n. harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"

n. a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

n. concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal"

v. allow to have; "grant a privilege"

v. go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"

adv. together with somebody, as a companion or in association with: "His little sister came along to the movies"

n. capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination

n. a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"

n. compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence"

n. appropriateness for the occasion; "the phrase had considerable aptness"

n. the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose; "an important requirement is suitability for long trips"

n. the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability

n. the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"

n. an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting; "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"; "he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia"

n. the state of being joined together

n. the skillful and effective interaction of movements

n. a state of equilibrium

n. a stable situation in which forces cancel one another

n. (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who under such divine influence; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace"

n. established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"

n. a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

n. a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

n. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

n. the state prevailing during the absence of war

n. a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury

n. a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"

n. a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

n. a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses

n. a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it

n. the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"

n. an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"

n. joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"

n. a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting

n. the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

v. bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"

v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

v. grant in a condescending manner

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

v. give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

v. be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy

v. make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"

v. work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group"

v. to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"

v. make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!"

v. be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"

v. be all mixed up or jumbled together; "His words jumbled"

v. pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action; "How is it going?"; "The day went well until I got your call"

n. a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

n. a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties"

n. disagreement among those expected to cooperate