See proportion in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
proportion harmony symmetry balance
These nouns mean aesthetic arrangement marked by proper distribution of elements. Proportion is the agreeable relation of parts within a whole: a house with rooms of gracious proportion.
Harmony is the pleasing interaction or appropriate combination of elements: the harmony of your facial features.
Symmetry and balance both imply an arrangement of parts on either side of a dividing line, but symmetry frequently emphasizes mirror-image correspondence of parts, while balance often suggests dissimilar parts that offset each other harmoniously: flowers planted in perfect symmetry around the pool. “In all perfectly beautiful objects, there is found the opposition of one part to another, and a reciprocal balance” (John Ruskin).
See proportion in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Relative intensity or amount, as of a quality or attribute:
degree, extent, magnitude, measure. See bigSatisfying arrangement marked by even distribution of elements, as in a design:
balance, harmony, symmetry. See beautifulThe amount of space occupied by something.
Often used in plural: dimension, extent, magnitude, measure, size. See big
verb
To bring into accord:
accommodate, attune, conform, coordinate, harmonize, integrate, reconcile, tune. See agree
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