Struck A Chord Crossword (2024)

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What is the 8 letter word for strike a chord? ›

The shortest crossword solution for Strike a chord (with) is 8 letters long and is called RESONATE.

If something strikes a chord, it causes people to approve of it or agree with it: Their policy on childcare has struck a responsive chord with women voters. Her speech struck a sympathetic chord among business leaders.

Definition of 'to strike a chord'

If something strikes a chord with you, it makes you feel sympathy or enthusiasm.

Arpeggio: the notes of a chord played in rapid succession, either ascending or descending.

verb. evoke a reaction, response, or emotion. “this writer strikes a chord with young women” synonyms: touch a chord. type of: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, pique, provoke, raise.

to make you respond in an emotional way, for example by feeling sympathy or pleasure.

If something strikes a chord with you, it is familiar to you in some way, for better or for worse. Something can strike a positive chord. It is familiar to you in a good way. It creates good feelings or thoughts.

The origin of the idiom "strike a chord with someone" can be traced to music and the concept of playing musical chords. In music, when a chord is struck on an instrument like a piano or guitar, it produces a harmonious and resonant sound.

Chord comes from the French word for agreement, accord; so in music it means sounds that go together or agree with each other. In the idiom, to strike a chord , the word chord is used figuratively. Thus, if an author strikes a chord with you, you feel connected to his work and you feel like reading more of them.

What is a synonym for touch a chord? ›

evoke a reaction, response, or emotion. “The storyteller touched a chord” synonyms: strike a chord. type of: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, pique, provoke, raise. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

chord/ cord

You strum a chord, but you tie a cord. Just remember that the letter “h” is like the extra note you need to make a chord. But a cord goes straight from one place to another.

An arpeggio (Italian: [arˈpeddʒo]) is a type of broken chord in which the notes that compose a chord are individually sounded in a progressive rising or descending order. Arpeggios on keyboard instruments may be called rolled chords.

noun. os·​si·​cle ˈä-si-kəl. : a small bone or bony structure (such as the malleus, incus, or stapes) ossicular.

In a musical composition, a chord progression or harmonic progression (informally chord changes, used as a plural) is a succession of chords. Chord progressions are the foundation of harmony in Western musical tradition from the common practice era of Classical music to the 21st century.

: to strongly impress (someone) Her comments about political corruption clearly struck a chord with many voters.

If something strikes a chord with you, it is familiar to you in some way, for better or for worse.

An arpeggio (Italian: [arˈpeddʒo]) is a type of broken chord in which the notes that compose a chord are individually sounded in a progressive rising or descending order. Arpeggios on keyboard instruments may be called rolled chords.

A chord that passes through the center of a circle is called a diameter and is the longest chord of that specific circle.