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in·con·gru·ous
(ĭn-kŏng′gro͞o-əs)adj.
1. Lacking in harmony; incompatible: a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation.
2. Not in agreement, as with principles; inconsistent: a plan incongruous with reason.
3. Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate: incongruous behavior.
[From Latin incongruus : in-, not; see in-1 + congruus, congruous; see congruous.]
in·con′gru·ous·ly adv.
in·con′gru·ous·ness n.
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incongruous
(ɪnˈkɒŋɡrʊəs) orincongruent
adj
1. (when: postpositive, foll by with or to) incompatible with (what is suitable); inappropriate
2. containing disparate or discordant elements or parts
inˈcongruously, inˈcongruently adv
inˈcongruousness, inˈcongruence n
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in•con•gru•ous
(ɪnˈkɒŋ gru əs)adj.
1. out of keeping or place; inappropriate.
2. not harmonious in character; inconsonant.
3. inconsistent: an incongrous alibi.
[1605–15; < Late Latin incongruus inconsistent]
in•con′gru•ous•ly, adv.
in•con′gru•ous•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. incongruous - lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"
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incongruous
adjective inappropriate, absurd, out of place, conflicting, contrary, contradictory, inconsistent, unsuitable, improper, incompatible, discordant, incoherent, extraneous, unsuited, unbecoming, out of keeping, inapt, disconsonant She looked incongruous in an army uniform.
appropriate, becoming, suited, suitable, consistent, compatible, harmonious
appropriate, becoming, suited, suitable, consistent, compatible, harmonious
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incongruous
adjective1. Made up of parts or qualities that are disparate or otherwise markedly lacking in consistency:
2. In sharp opposition:
Logic: repugnant.
3. Not suited to circumstances:
improper, inappropriate, inapt, inept, malapropos, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable.
Idiom: out of place.
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Translations
مُتَنافِر، غَيْر مُنْسَجِم
neladícínesouhlasný
ikke passende sammen med
össze nem illő
óviîeigandi, sem stingur í stúf
nesiderinimas
neatbilstošsnepiemērots
onpassend
neladiaci
incongruous
[ɪnˈkɒŋgrʊəs] ADJ [pair, alliance, image, sound] → incongruenteit seems incongruous that → parece extraño que ...
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incongruous
adj couple, juxtaposition, mixture → wenig zusammenpassend attr; thing to do, remark → unpassend ; behaviour → unangebracht ; he uses these incongruous images → er benutzt diese unstimmigen Bilder ; it seems incongruous that ... → es scheint abwegig or widersinnig, dass ...; how incongruous it seemed that he should have been chosen → es schien eigenartig, dass ausgerechnet er ausgewählt wurde ; he was an incongruous figure among the tourists → unter den Touristen wirkte er fehl am Platz
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incongruous
[ɪnˈkɒŋgrʊəs] adj (appearance, behaviour) → stonato/a, assurdo/a; (remark, act) → fuori luogoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
incongruous
(iŋˈkoŋgruəs) adjective unsuitable or out of place; odd. Boots would look incongruous with an evening dress. misplaas مُتَنافِر، غَيْر مُنْسَجِم несъвместим incongruente nesouhlasný, neladící nicht zusammenpassend ikke passende sammen med αταίριαστος, παράταιρος incongruente kokkusobimatu ناهماهنگ omituinen incongru לא תוֹאֵם/הוֹלֵם असंगत neprimjeren, neskladan össze nem illő aneh, tidak pantas óviðeigandi, sem stingur í stúf incongruo; incompatibile 合わない 조화되지 않는 nesiderinantis neatbilstošs; nepiemērots tidak sesuai ongerijmd upassende, avstikkende, rar niestosowny ناجوګه، نامناسب incongruente nepotrivit нелепый nezlučiteľný, neprimeraný; neladiaci neskladen, neustrezen neprimeren oförenlig, som inte passar ihop, inkongruent ซึ่งไม่สอดคล้องกัน aykırı, tuhaf, uymaz 不搭調的 невідповідний; несумісний بے محل không thích hợp 不协调的,不相称的,不适合的
inconˈgruity, inˈcongruousness noun misplaastheid عَدَم مُناسَبَه несъответствие incongruência neshoda, nesoulad die Nichtübereinstimmung uoverensstemmelse ασυναρτησία, δυσαρμονία incongruencia ühtimatus نا همخوانی yhteensopimattomuus incongruité אי-הַתאָמָה विसंगति, बेतुकापन nepodudaranje, nepristajanje össze nem egyezés/illés keanehan ósamkvæmni; það að stinga í stúf incongruenza 불일치 nesiderinimas neatbilstība; nepiemērotība ketidaksesuaian ongerijmdheid; misplaatstheid uoverensstemmelse; selvmotsigelse niestosowność ناجوګه، نامناسب incongruência nepotrivire нелепость nezhoda; nepomer, neprimeranosť neskladnost neprimerenost oförenlighet, inkongruens ความไม่สอดคล้องกัน uymazlık, uygunsuzluk 不搭調 невідповідність; недоречність نا موافقت sự không thích hợp 不协调,不和谐,不一致,不适合,不相称
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