congruous

[ kong-groo-uhs ]

/ ˈkɒŋ gru əs /

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adjective

exhibiting harmony of parts.

appropriate or fitting.

Origin of congruous

1590–1600; from Latin congruus, equivalent to con- con- + gru- (see congruent) + -us -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM congruous

con·gru·ous·ly, adverbcon·gru·ous·ness, nounnon·con·gru·ous, adjectivenon·con·gru·ous·ly, adverb

non·con·gru·ous·ness, nounun·con·gru·ous, adjectiveun·con·gru·ous·ly, adverbun·con·gru·ous·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH congruous

congruous , congruent

Words nearby congruous

Congreve, congruence, congruency, congruent, congruity, congruous, congruous hemianopsia, conic, conical, conical cornea, conical papilla

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Example sentences from the Web for congruous

Their being agents now congruous with my will gives me no guarantee that like results will recur again from their activity.
Essays in Radical Empiricism|William James
The ages of inquiry and faith should, however, change places, in order to be congruous.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863|Various
That is my moral, for I believe in Culture—speaking strictly now of the honest and of our own congruous kind.
Within the Rim and Other Essays|Henry James
He found Quakerism "congruous with his nature in respect of its complete individualism and absence of ecclesiastical government."
Herbert Spencer|J. Arthur Thomson

Over it hung the branches of a lofty breadfruit-tree, a congruous canopy for such a group.
White Shadows in the South Seas|Frederick O'Brien

British Dictionary definitions for congruous

congruous

/ (ˈkɒŋɡrʊəs) /

adjective

corresponding or agreeing

suitable; appropriate

Derived forms of congruous

congruity (kənˈɡruːɪtɪ) or congruousness, nouncongruously, adverb

Word Origin for congruous

C16: from Latin congruus suitable, harmonious; see congruent

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单词	congruous
释义	congruous [ kong-groo-uhs ] / ˈkɒŋ gru əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR congruous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective exhibiting harmony of parts. appropriate or fitting. Origin of congruous 1590–1600; from Latin congruus, equivalent to con- con- + gru- (see congruent) + -us -ous OTHER WORDS FROM congruous con·gru·ous·ly, adverbcon·gru·ous·ness, nounnon·con·gru·ous, adjectivenon·con·gru·ous·ly, adverb non·con·gru·ous·ness, nounun·con·gru·ous, adjectiveun·con·gru·ous·ly, adverbun·con·gru·ous·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH congruous congruous , congruent Words nearby congruous Congreve, congruence, congruency, congruent, congruity, congruous, congruous hemianopsia, conic, conical, conical cornea, conical papilla Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for congruous Their being agents now congruous with my will gives me no guarantee that like results will recur again from their activity. Essays in Radical Empiricism\|William James The ages of inquiry and faith should, however, change places, in order to be congruous. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863\|Various That is my moral, for I believe in Culture—speaking strictly now of the honest and of our own congruous kind. Within the Rim and Other Essays\|Henry James He found Quakerism "congruous with his nature in respect of its complete individualism and absence of ecclesiastical government." Herbert Spencer\|J. Arthur Thomson Over it hung the branches of a lofty breadfruit-tree, a congruous canopy for such a group. White Shadows in the South Seas\|Frederick O'Brien British Dictionary definitions for congruous congruous / (ˈkɒŋɡrʊəs) / adjective corresponding or agreeing suitable; appropriate Derived forms of congruous congruity (kənˈɡruːɪtɪ) or congruousness, nouncongruously, adverb Word Origin for congruous C16: from Latin congruus suitable, harmonious; see congruent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to congruous congruent, accordant, appropriate, apt, becoming, coincidental, compatible, consistent, consonant, correspondent, fit, fitting, harmonious, meet, proper, seemly, sympathetic, concordant
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congruous

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British Dictionary definitions for congruous

adjective

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