Dictionary

accompaniment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əˈkʌmp.ni.mənt/
• /əˈkʌm.pə.ni.mənt/
• (US) audio
• ə-kŭmʹpə-nē-mənt

Etymology

From French accompagnement; equivalent to accompany + -ment. First attested in 1744.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass.
   • Brooks performed a saxophone solo on stage, with Robert as accompaniment on the bass.
2. (countable, uncountable) That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.
   • My audience to this not-too-easy operation was a small group of Scottish school lasses, who seemed (perhaps naturally) to find the proceedings somewhat mysterious, but at any rate amusing. I wished they would go away, but they didn't, so I had to get on with the job to the accompaniment of a background of giggles! 1952 February, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 77:
   • A side salad is a common accompaniment to a main dish.
   • forecasting torrential rain, with an accompaniment of crashing thunder.
   • Green sauce is the perfect accompaniment to baked fish.

Forms

Deriveds

accompanimental · additional accompaniment · nonaccompaniment

Synonyms

supplement · addition · attachment · accompaniment · extra · add-on · apanage · accessory · increment · appendix · infusion · adjunct · affix · annex · comping · supplement · appendage · increase

Translations (56)

sh pràtnja (that which accompanies) · mk при́дружба (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · sh пра̀тња (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · tl akompanyamyento (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · eo akompanaĵo (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · fi seuralainen (that which accompanies) · fr accompagnement (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · tr eşlik (that which accompanies) · de Begleitung (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · ru сопровожде́ние (that which accompanies) · sv komp (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · tr eşlik (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · ru аккомпанеме́нт (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · uk су́провід (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · ko 반주 (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · fi komppi (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · kk сүйемелдеу (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · fr accompagnement (that which accompanies) · bg съпровод (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · it accompagnamento (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · de Begleitung (that which accompanies) · ru сопровожде́ние (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · sv tillbehör (that which accompanies) · hu kíséret (that which accompanies) · hu kísérőjelenség (that which accompanies) · tl saliw (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · hu kísérőzene (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · ca acompanyament (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · sh дода́так (that which accompanies) · sh pràtnja (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · nl begeleiding (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · pl akompaniament (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · ca acompanyament (that which accompanies) · af begeleiding (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · ro acompaniament (that which accompanies) · sh dodátak (that which accompanies) · sh пра̀тња (that which accompanies) · ja 伴奏 (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · ro acompaniament (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · fi lisuke (that which accompanies) · es acompañamiento (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · sv ackompanjemang (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · cs doprovod (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · pt acompanhamento (that which accompanies) · bg съпровод (that which accompanies) · ca segona (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · uk акомпанеме́нт (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · pt acompanhamento (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · es acompañamiento (that which accompanies) · ar مُصَاحَبَة (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · ga tionlacan (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · ga tionlacan (that which accompanies) · fi säestys (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · hu kíséret (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) · pl akompaniament (that which accompanies) · cmn 伴奏 (music: that which gives support or adds to the background)