Complete Definition of "incongruous"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-incongruous.ogg|Audio (US)
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Etymology
From L. term|incongruus|langla, from term|in-|langla||not + term|lang=la|congruus||congruent.

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.

#: The old camper looked a bit incongruous in an upscale neighborhood, but he enjoyed traveling in it.

Related terms
incongruence
incongruent

Translations
trans-top|not matching
Dutch: t|nl|onpassend
French: incongru
trans-mid
Portuguese: t-|pt|incongruente
trans-bottom

et:incongruous
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te:incongruous
vi:incongruous
zh:incongruous

Revision and Credits for"incongruous"
  • 2007-12-28 08:12 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/208.60.233.177|208.60.233.177]] ([[User_talk:208.60.233.177|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Interwicket|Interwicket]]

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