Without incongruity…we cannot speak of geometrical beauty (Samuel Johnson).
He denounced the Administration's foreign policy for what he called its incongruities (Newsweek).
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con´gru|ous|ness — con|gru|ous «KONG gru uhs», adjective. 1. Geometry. exactly coinciding. 2. in harmony; agreeing. SYNONYM(S): harmonious, accordant, conformable. 3. fitting; appropriate. ╂[< Latin … Useful english dictionary
con´gru|ous|ly — con|gru|ous «KONG gru uhs», adjective. 1. Geometry. exactly coinciding. 2. in harmony; agreeing. SYNONYM(S): harmonious, accordant, conformable. 3. fitting; appropriate. ╂[< Latin … Useful english dictionary
con|gru|ous — «KONG gru uhs», adjective. 1. Geometry. exactly coinciding. 2. in harmony; agreeing. SYNONYM(S): harmonious, accordant, conformable. 3. fitting; appropriate. ╂[< Latin … Useful english dictionary
con´gru|ent|ly — con|gru|ent «KONG gru uhnt», adjective. 1. Geometry. exactly coinciding: »Congruent triangles have the same size and shape. 2. Algebra. producing the same remainder when divided by a given number. 3. in harmony; agreeing. SYNONYM(S): harmonious,… … Useful english dictionary
con|gru|ent — «KONG gru uhnt», adjective. 1. Geometry. exactly coinciding: »Congruent triangles have the same size and shape. 2. Algebra. producing the same remainder when divided by a given number. 3. in harmony; agreeing. SYNONYM(S): harmonious, accordant,… … Useful english dictionary
con|gru|ence — «KONG gru uhns», noun. the fact or condition of being congruent: »The congruence we achieved was short lived. It provides a painless introduction to the concept of numerical congruence formulated by the great German mathematician Carl Friedrich… … Useful english dictionary
con|gru|en|cy — «KONG gru uhn see», noun. = congruence. (Cf. ↑congruence) … Useful english dictionary
con|gru|i|ty — «kuhn GROO uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. Geometry. the exact coincidence of lines, angles, figures, etc. 2. the state or quality of being congruous; agreement; harmony. SYNONYM(S): conformity, accordance, correspondence. 3. an instance or point… … Useful english dictionary
in|con´gru|ous|ness — in|con|gru|ous «ihn KONG gru uhs», adjective. 1. out of keeping; not appropriate; out of place: »Heavy walking shoes are incongruous with a party dress. SYNONYM(S): unsuited, inappropriate, absurd. 2. lacking in agreement or harmony; not… … Useful english dictionary
in|con´gru|ous|ly — in|con|gru|ous «ihn KONG gru uhs», adjective. 1. out of keeping; not appropriate; out of place: »Heavy walking shoes are incongruous with a party dress. SYNONYM(S): unsuited, inappropriate, absurd. 2. lacking in agreement or harmony; not… … Useful english dictionary
