Concinnate

/ˈkɒnsɪneɪt/ verb

Definition

To arrange or put together skillfully and harmoniously; to compose or construct with careful attention to balance and elegance.

Etymology

From Latin concinno (to put together skillfully), from con- (together) and cinno (possibly related to cingulum, belt, or to cinere, to bind). Means literally to 'tie together' but evolved to mean artful arrangement.

Kelly Says

This is a word for the *skilled* arrangement of things—a composer concinnates a symphony, an architect concinnates a building's proportions. It assumes that bringing things together also means making them aesthetically perfect.

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