congruous

Adjective
Synonyms: congruent

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. corresponding in character or kindSynonyms: congruentSimilar harmoniousSee also appropriate
  2. suitable or appropriate togetherOpposite incompatibleSimilar compatible

Related words congruity noun, congruence noun, congruousness noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Con′gru·ous adjective

Origin: L. congruus, fr. congruere to come together, to coincide, to agree. Of uncertain origin.

Suitable or concordant; accordant; fit; harmonious; correspondent; consistent.

Not congruous to the nature of epic poetry.— Hugh Blair
It is no ways congruous that God should be always frightening men into an acknowledgment of the truth.— Francis Atterbury

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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