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Dictionary: con·gru·ous   (kŏng'grū-əs) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Corresponding in character or kind; appropriate or harmonious.
  2. Mathematics. Congruent.

[From Latin congruus, from congruere, to agree.]

congruously con'gru·ous·ly adv.
congruousness con'gru·ous·ness n.

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adjective

  1. In keeping with one's needs or expectations: accordant, agreeable, compatible, conformable, congenial, consistent, consonant, correspondent, corresponding, harmonious. See agree/disagree.
  2. Having components pleasingly combined: balanced, harmonious, symmetrical. See beautiful/ugly.

Antonyms: congruous
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adj

Definition: corresponding, suitable
Antonyms: disagreeing, incongruous, unfitting, unharmonious, unsuitable


WordNet: congruous
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: corresponding in character or kind
  Synonym: congruent
  Antonym: incongruous (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: suitable or appropriate together


Translations: Congruous
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - passende

Nederlands (Dutch)
overeenstemmend, passend

Français (French)
adj. - adéquat

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sich deckend, übereinstimmend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανάλογος, ταιριαστός, (μαθημ.) ισοϋπόλοιπος

Italiano (Italian)
adeguato, congruo, conveniente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - congruente

Русский (Russian)
соответствующий, подходящий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - congruo, congruente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kongruent, följdriktig, passande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
一致的, 符合的, 适合的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 一致的, 符合的, 適合的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 어울리는, 합동의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 一致する, 適合する, まとまった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مطابق, متطابق, متقارن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יאה, הולם, מתאים‬


 
 
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