What does congruous mean?

Definitions for congruous
ˈkɒŋ gru əscon·gru·ous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. congruous, congruentadjective

    corresponding in character or kind

  2. congruousadjective

    suitable or appropriate together

Wiktionary

  1. congruousadjective

    Corresponding in character.

  2. congruousadjective

    Harmonious.

  3. Etymology: from congruus, from congruo.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Congruousadjective

    Etymology: congruus, Latin.

    The existence of God is so many ways manifest, and the obedience we owe him so congruous to the light of reason, that a great part of mankind give testimony to the law of nature. John Locke.

    The faculty is infinite, the object infinite, and they infinitely congruous to one another. George Cheyne, Phil. Prin.

    Motives that address themselves to our reason, are fittest to be employed upon reasonable creatures: it is no ways congruous, that God should be always frightening men into an acknowledgment of the truth. Francis Atterbury.

ChatGPT

  1. congruous

    Congruous generally means to be in agreement, harmony, or compatibility. It refers to things that are similar in nature, character, or fit together well. It can be used in various contexts to describe elements, actions, or ideas that correspond or align with one another seamlessly.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Congruousadjective

    suitable or concordant; accordant; fit; harmonious; correspondent; consistent

  2. Etymology: [L. congruus, fr. congruere to come together, to coincide, to agree. Of uncertain origin.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of congruous in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of congruous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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