English Explanatory Dictionary

concinnity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The harmonious reinforcement of the various parts of a work of art.

Word forms

concinnity concinnities

Etymology

Coined 1531 by Sir Thomas Elyot in his treatise, The Boke Named The Governor, from Latin concinnitās (“skillfully put together”).

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