Congruous vs. Incongruous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Congruous and Incongruous
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Congruous
Corresponding in character or kind; appropriate or harmonious.
Incongruous
Lacking in harmony; incompatible
A joke that was incongruous with polite conversation.
Congruous
(Mathematics) Congruent.
Incongruous
Not in agreement, as with principles; inconsistent
A plan incongruous with reason.
Congruous
Corresponding in character.
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Incongruous
Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate
Incongruous behavior.
Congruous
Harmonious.
Incongruous
Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.
Congruous
Suitable or concordant; accordant; fit; harmonious; correspondent; consistent.
Not congruous to the nature of epic poetry.
It is no ways congruous that God should be always frightening men into an acknowledgment of the truth.
Incongruous
(math) Of two numbers, with respect to a third, such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder.
20 and 25 are incongruous with respect to 4.
Congruous
Corresponding in character or kind
Incongruous
Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; as, an incongruous remark; incongruous behavior, action, dress, etc.
Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or suitableness of which the taste and experience of men takes cognizance.
Congruous
Suitable or appropriate together
Incongruous
Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness;
A plan incongruous with reason
Incongruous behavior
A joke that was incongruous with polite conversation
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