Synonyms: Noun (2)
emotion feeling passion sentimentAntonyms: Verb
differ (from) disagree (with)jakes
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Verb
- //the revised system chords perfectly with the original goals
Noun (2)
- //the story of the family's woes struck a sympathetic chord with newspaper readers
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1737, in the meaning defined aboveVerb
circa 1889, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1Noun (2)
circa 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Noun (1)
alteration of Middle English cord, short for accordNoun (2)
alteration of cord entry 1