11 May 2014

incongruous

[in-kong-groo-uhs]

adjective

1. out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
2. not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts: an incongruous mixture of architectural styles.
3. inconsistent: actions that were incongruous with their professed principles.

Origin:
1605–15; < Latin incongruus inconsistent. See in-3 , congruous

Related forms
in·con·gru·ous·ly, adverb
in·con·gru·ous·ness, noun

Can be confused: congruous, congruent, incongruous, incongruent.

Synonyms
1. discrepant, unsuitable, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd. 2. inharmonious, discordant. 3. contrary, contradictory. See inconsistent.

Antonyms
1. becoming, appropriate. 2. consonant. 3. consistent.

Anagram

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– Salvador Dali

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