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incongruous
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Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry:  incongruous1
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  not congruous; disagreeing and inharmonious in character
Etymology:  Latin in- + congruere 'to come together'

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Main Entry:  incongruous2
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  disagreeing with circumstances; unsuitable, inappropriate
Etymology:  Latin in- + congruere 'to come together'

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Main Entry:  incongruous3
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  characterized by inconsistency
Etymology:  Latin in- + congruere 'to come together'

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
in·con·gru·ous       [in-kong-groo-uhs] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
2.not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts: an incongruous mixture of architectural styles.
3.inconsistent: actions that were incongruous with their professed principles.

[Origin: 1605–15; < L incongruus inconsistent. See in-3, congruous]

in·con·gru·ous·ly, adverb
in·con·gru·ous·ness, noun

1. discrepant, unsuitable, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd. 2. inharmonious, discordant. 3. contrary, contradictory. See inconsistent.
1. becoming, appropriate. 2. consonant. 3. consistent.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
in·con·gru·ous       (ĭn-kŏng'grōō-əs)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Lacking in harmony; incompatible: a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation.
  2. Not in agreement, as with principles; inconsistent: a plan incongruous with reason.
  3. Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate: incongruous behavior.


[From Latin incongruus : in-, not; see in-1 + congruus, congruous; see congruous.]

in·con'gru·ous·ly adv., in·con'gru·ous·ness n.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
incongruous 
1611, from L. incongruus, from in- "not" + congruus (see congruent).

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incongruous

adjective
lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation" [ant: congruent

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Incongruous

In*con"gru*ous\, a. [L. incongruus. See In- not, and Congruous.] 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 mixtures of opinions." --I. Taylor. "Made up of incongruous parts." --Macaulay.

Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or suitableness of which the taste and experience of men takes cognizance. --C. J. Smith.

Incongruous numbers (Arith.), two numbers, which, with respect to a third, are such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder, the two numbers being said to be incongruous with respect to the third; as, twenty-five are incongruous with respect to four.

Syn: Inconsistent; unsuitable; inharmonious; disagreeing; absurd; inappropriate; unfit; improper. See Inconsistent. -- In*con"gru*ous*ly, adv. -- In*con"gru*ous*ness, n.

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