incongruous
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/ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs/
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/ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs/ · /ɪnˈkɒŋ.ɹʊu.ʌs/ · /ɪnˈkɑn.ɡɹu.əs/ (US) · /ɪŋˈkɑŋ.ɡɹu.əs/ (US)
Definition of incongruous
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.
“[P]erhaps he thought me, with my basket of summer fruit, and my lack of the dignity age confers, an incongruous figure in such a scene.”
“Ona was blue-eyed and fair, while Jurgis had great black eyes with beetling brows, and thick black hair that curled in waves about his ears—in short, they were one of those incongruous and impossible married couples with which Mother Nature so often wills to confound all prophets.”
“Ardent suns had likewise tanned his face till it was swarthy as a Spaniard's. The yellow mustache appeared incongruous in the midst of such swarthiness.”
“A slightly incongruous note is struck by the National Westminster Bank beside the Vine [pub], a tiny dolls' house of a building, about the size of a garden shed, in herringbone-patterned brick.”
“For a few moments England toyed with the idea of making it a more difficult night than necessary. Scotland had scored a goal that seemed incongruous to the rest of their performance and, briefly, a fiercely partisan crowd sensed an improbable comeback.”
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adj
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Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.
“[P]erhaps he thought me, with my basket of summer fruit, and my lack of the dignity age confers, an incongruous figure in such a scene.”
“Ona was blue-eyed and fair, while Jurgis had great black eyes with beetling brows, and thick black hair that curled in waves about his ears—in short, they were one of those incongruous and impossible married couples with which Mother Nature so often wills to confound all prophets.”
“Ardent suns had likewise tanned his face till it was swarthy as a Spaniard's. The yellow mustache appeared incongruous in the midst of such swarthiness.”
“A slightly incongruous note is struck by the National Westminster Bank beside the Vine [pub], a tiny dolls' house of a building, about the size of a garden shed, in herringbone-patterned brick.”
“For a few moments England toyed with the idea of making it a more difficult night than necessary. Scotland had scored a goal that seemed incongruous to the rest of their performance and, briefly, a fiercely partisan crowd sensed an improbable comeback.”
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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.”
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Etymology
From Latin incongruus, from in- (“not”) + congruus (“congruent”), equivalent to in- + congruous.
Words you can make from incongruous
200+ playable · top: CONGRUOUS (12 pts)
Best play congruous 12 points9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
7 words7-letter words
23 words- CONGIUS 10 pts
- CONGOUS 10 pts
- CONSIGN 10 pts
- CORNING 10 pts
- CURSING 10 pts
- SCORING 10 pts
- CONNORS 9 pts
- CURIOUS 9 pts
- NOCUOUS 9 pts
- NUNCIOS 9 pts
- UNCINUS 9 pts
- UNICORN 9 pts
- GRUNION 8 pts
- NOOSING 8 pts
- NURSING 8 pts
- ROOSING 8 pts
- ROUSING 8 pts
- SNORING 8 pts
- SORNING 8 pts
- SOURING 8 pts
- RONIONS 7 pts
- RUINOUS 7 pts
- URINOUS 7 pts
6-letter words
42 words- COGONS 9 pts
- COIGNS 9 pts
- CONGOS 9 pts
- CONGOU 9 pts
- CONING 9 pts
- COOING 9 pts
- CORGIS 9 pts
- CORING 9 pts
- COSIGN 9 pts
- CURING 9 pts
- INCOGS 9 pts
- CONINS 8 pts
- CONNOR 8 pts
- CORNUS 8 pts
- COUSIN 8 pts
- CROONS 8 pts
- CURIOS 8 pts
- INCURS 8 pts
- NUNCIO 8 pts
- ORCINS 8 pts
- GIRONS 7 pts
- GONION 7 pts
- GRISON 7 pts
- GROINS 7 pts
- GUIROS 7 pts
- ISOGON 7 pts
- NOSING 7 pts
- ROSING 7 pts
- RUGOUS 7 pts
- SIGNOR 7 pts
- SORING 7 pts
- UNGUIS 7 pts
- UNRIGS 7 pts
- UNSUNG 7 pts
- INRUNS 6 pts
- INURNS 6 pts
- ONIONS 6 pts
- ORISON 6 pts
- RONINS 6 pts
- RONION 6 pts
- UNIONS 6 pts
- UNISON 6 pts
5-letter words
60 words- COGON 8 pts
- COIGN 8 pts
- CONGO 8 pts
- CORGI 8 pts
- CUING 8 pts
- INCOG 8 pts
- ORGIC 8 pts
- CIONS 7 pts
- COINS 7 pts
- COIRS 7 pts
- CONIN 7 pts
- CONNS 7 pts
- CONUS 7 pts
- COONS 7 pts
- CORNS 7 pts
- CORNU 7 pts
- CROON 7 pts
- CURIO 7 pts
- CURNS 7 pts
- ICONS 7 pts
- INCUR 7 pts
- INCUS 7 pts
- ORCIN 7 pts
- RUNIC 7 pts
- SCION 7 pts
- SCORN 7 pts
- SCOUR 7 pts
- SONIC 7 pts
- UNCOS 7 pts
- UNCUS 7 pts
- GIRNS 6 pts
- GIRON 6 pts
- GIROS 6 pts
- GOONS 6 pts
- GRINS 6 pts
- GROIN 6 pts
- GUIRO 6 pts
- GURUS 6 pts
- RINGS 6 pts
- RUING 6 pts
- RUNGS 6 pts
- SORGO 6 pts
- SUING 6 pts
- UNRIG 6 pts
- USING 6 pts
- INROS 5 pts
- INRUN 5 pts
- INURN 5 pts
- IRONS 5 pts
- NOIRS 5 pts
- NONIS 5 pts
- NOONS 5 pts
- NORIS 5 pts
- NOUNS 5 pts
- ONION 5 pts
- ORNIS 5 pts
- RONIN 5 pts
- ROSIN 5 pts
- RUINS 5 pts
- UNION 5 pts
4-letter words
65 words- CIGS 7 pts
- COGS 7 pts
- CION 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- COIR 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- CONN 6 pts
- CONS 6 pts
- COON 6 pts
- COOS 6 pts
- CORN 6 pts
- CORS 6 pts
- CRIS 6 pts
- CRUS 6 pts
- CURN 6 pts
- CURS 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- ORCS 6 pts
- ROCS 6 pts
- UNCI 6 pts
- GINS 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GIRO 5 pts
- GNUS 5 pts
- GOON 5 pts
- GOOS 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- GUNS 5 pts
- GURU 5 pts
- NOGS 5 pts
- NUGS 5 pts
- ORGS 5 pts
- RIGS 5 pts
- RING 5 pts
- RUGS 5 pts
- RUNG 5 pts
- SIGN 5 pts
- SING 5 pts
- SNOG 5 pts
- SNUG 5 pts
- SONG 5 pts
- SUNG 5 pts
- INNS 4 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NONI 4 pts
- NOON 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
- NOUN 4 pts
- NOUS 4 pts
- NUNS 4 pts
- ONOS 4 pts
- ONUS 4 pts
- OURS 4 pts
- RINS 4 pts
- ROOS 4 pts
- RUIN 4 pts
- RUNS 4 pts
- SOON 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
- SORN 4 pts
- SOUR 4 pts
- SUNN 4 pts
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