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 Definitions of incongruous  [ɪnˈkɒŋ gru əs]  

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Definition of 'incongruous' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) incongruous
out of keeping or place; inappropriate.

2.  incongruous
not harmonious in character; inconsonant.

3.  incongruous
inconsistent:
an incongrous alibi.

Etymology:  (1605–15; < LL incongruus inconsistent)

Definition of 'incongruous' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) incongruous
lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
"a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"


Definition of 'incongruous' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) incongruous
not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; as, an incongruous remark; incongruous behavior, action, dress, etc


Translation of 'incongruous' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: unsuitable or out of place; odd
Boots would look incongruous with an evening dress.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: misplaas Arabic flag Arabic: مُتَنافِر، غَيْر مُنْسَجِ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: несъвместим
Brazilian flag Brazilian: incongruente Czech flag Czech: nesouhlasný, neladící German flag German: nicht zusammenpassend
Danish flag Danish: ikke passende sammen med Greek flag Greek: αταίριαστος, παράταιρος Spanish flag Spanish: incongruente
Estonian flag Estonian: kokkusobimatu Farsi flag Farsi: ناهماهنگ Finnish flag Finnish: omituinen
French flag French: incongru Hebrew flag Hebrew: לא תוֹאֵם/הוֹלֵם Hindi flag Hindi: असंगत
Croatian flag Croatian: neprimjeren, neskladan Hungarian flag Hungarian: össze nem illő Indonesian flag Indonesian: aneh, tidak pantas
Icelandic flag Icelandic: óviðeigandi, sem stingur Italian flag Italian: incongruo; incompatibile Japanese flag Japanese: 合わない
Korean flag Korean: 조화되지 않는 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nesiderinantis Latvian flag Latvian: neatbilstošs; nepiemērots
Malay flag Malay: tidak sesuai Dutch flag Dutch: ongerijmd Norwegian flag Norwegian: upassende, avstikkende, r
Polish flag Polish: niestosowny Persian flag Persian: ناهماهنگ Pashto flag Pashto: ناجوګه، نامناسب
Portuguese flag Portuguese: incongruente Romanian flag Romanian: nepo­trivit Russian flag Russian: нелепый
Slovak flag Slovak: nezlučiteľný, neprimeraný Slovenian flag Slovenian: neskladen, neustrezen Serbian flag Serbian: neprimeren
Swedish flag Swedish: oförenlig, som inte passa Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งไม่สอดคล้องกัน Turkish flag Turkish: aykırı, tuhaf, uymaz
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 不搭調的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: невідповідний; несумісний Urdu flag Urdu: بے محل
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: không thích hợp Chinese flag Chinese: 不协调的,不相称的,不适合的

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