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con·gru·ous

 (kŏng′gro͞o-əs)
adj.
1. Corresponding in character or kind; appropriate or harmonious.
2. Mathematics Congruent.
[From Latin congruus, from congruere, to agree.]
con′gru·ous·ly adv.
con′gru·ous·ness n.
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congruous

(ˈkɒŋɡrʊəs)
adj
1. corresponding or agreeing
2. suitable; appropriate
[C16: from Latin congruus suitable, harmonious; see congruent]
congruity, ˈcongruousness n
ˈcongruously adv
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con•gru•ous

(ˈkɒŋ gru əs)

adj.
1. exhibiting harmony of parts.
2. appropriate or fitting.
[1590–1600; < Latin congruus <congruere; see congruent, -ous]
con′gru•ous•ly, adv.
con′gru•ous•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.congruous - corresponding in character or kind
congruent
appropriate - suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"
incongruous - lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"
2.congruous - suitable or appropriate together
compatible - able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination; "a compatible married couple"; "her deeds were compatible with her ideology"
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congruous

adjective
1. In keeping with one's needs or expectations:
accordant, agreeable, compatible, conformable, congenial, consistent, consonant, correspondent, corresponding, harmonious.
2. Having components pleasingly combined:
balanced, harmonious, symmetrical.
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Translations

congruous

[ˈkɒŋgrʊəs] ADJ → congruo (with con)
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congruous

adj
(= corresponding) → sich deckend, übereinstimmend; to be congruous with something → sich mit etw decken
(= appropriate, proper) → vereinbar
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