incongruous 音标拼音: [ɪŋk'ɔŋruəs]
a . 不协调的,不一致的,前后不一的
不协调的,不一致的,前後不一的
incongruous adj 1 :
lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness ;
"
a plan incongruous with reason "; "
incongruous behavior ";
"
a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation "
[
ant : {
congruent }, {
congruous }]
Incongruous \
In *
con "
gru *
ous \,
a . [
L .
incongruus .
See {
In -}
not ,
and {
Congruous }.]
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 . "
Incongruous mixtures of opinions ." --
I .
Taylor . "
Made up of incongruous parts ." --
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or suitableness of which the taste and experience of men takes cognizance . --
C .
J .
Smith .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Incongruous numbers } (
Arith .),
two numbers ,
which ,
with respect to a third ,
are such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder ,
the two numbers being said to be incongruous with respect to the third ;
as ,
twenty and twenty -
five are incongruous with respect to four .
Syn :
Inconsistent ;
unsuitable ;
inharmonious ;
disagreeing ;
absurd ;
inappropriate ;
unfit ;
improper .
See {
Inconsistent }. -- {
In *
con "
gru *
ous *
ly },
adv . --
{
In *
con "
gru *
ous *
ness },
n .
[
1913 Webster ]
158 Moby Thesaurus words for "
incongruous ":
abnormal ,
absonant ,
absurd ,
amusing ,
anomalous ,
assorted ,
at odds ,
at variance ,
bad ,
bizarre ,
clashing ,
colliding ,
conflicting ,
contradictory ,
contrary ,
contrary to reason ,
contrasted ,
contrasting ,
departing ,
deviating ,
deviative ,
different ,
differentiated ,
differing ,
disaccordant ,
disagreeing ,
disconsonant ,
discordant ,
discrepant ,
discrete ,
discriminated ,
disharmonious ,
disjoined ,
disparate ,
disproportionate ,
dissimilar ,
dissonant ,
distinct ,
distinguished ,
divergent ,
diverging ,
divers ,
diverse ,
diversified ,
droll ,
eccentric ,
fallacious ,
faulty ,
flawed ,
funny ,
futile ,
harsh ,
heterogeneous ,
hilarious ,
humorous ,
ill -
advised ,
ill -
considered ,
ill -
suited ,
ill -
timed ,
illogical ,
impolitic ,
improper ,
in disagreement ,
inaccordant ,
inadvisable ,
inappropriate ,
inapt ,
inauthentic ,
incoherent ,
incommensurable ,
incommensurate ,
incompatible ,
inconclusive ,
incongruent ,
inconsequent ,
inconsequential ,
inconsistent ,
inconsonant ,
inept ,
inexpedient ,
infelicitous ,
inharmonious ,
inopportune ,
invalid ,
irrational ,
irreconcilable ,
laughable ,
loose ,
ludicrous ,
mal a propos ,
malapropos ,
many ,
motley ,
multifarious ,
nonscientific ,
not following ,
off -
color ,
off -
tone ,
out of keeping ,
out of line ,
out of place ,
out of proportion ,
out of step ,
oxymoronic ,
paradoxical ,
paralogical ,
poles apart ,
poles asunder ,
priceless ,
quaint ,
quizzical ,
reasonless ,
rich ,
ridiculous ,
risible ,
screaming ,
self -
annulling ,
self -
contradictory ,
self -
refuting ,
senseless ,
separate ,
separated ,
several ,
unapt ,
unauthentic ,
unbecoming ,
unbefitting ,
unconformable ,
unconnected ,
undesirable ,
unequal ,
unfit ,
unfitting ,
unfortunate ,
unhappy ,
unlike ,
unmeet ,
unphilosophical ,
unprofitable ,
unreasonable ,
unscientific ,
unseasonable ,
unseemly ,
unsuitable ,
unsuited ,
untimely ,
unwise ,
variant ,
varied ,
variegated ,
various ,
varying ,
whimsical ,
widely apart ,
without reason ,
witty ,
worlds apart ,
wrong
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INCONGRUOUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Incongruous is a spin-off of its antonym, congruous, which means "in agreement, harmony, or correspondence " Etymologists are in agreement about the origin of both words: they trace to the Latin congruus, from the verb congruere, which means "to come together" or "to agree "
INCONGRUOUS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com INCONGRUOUS definition: out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming See examples of incongruous used in a sentence
INCONGRUOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary INCONGRUOUS definition: 1 unusual or different from what is around or from what is generally happening: 2 unusual or… Learn more
incongruous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of incongruous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Incongruous - definition of incongruous by The Free Dictionary 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
incongruous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective incongruous (comparative more incongruous, superlative most incongruous) Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in
incongruous - WordReference. com Dictionary of English in•con•gru•i•ty ˌɪnkənˈgruɪti n [uncountable] the incongruity of meeting my neighbor on Mt Kilimanjaro [countable] incongruities among the students unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior lacking harmony of parts: an incongruous mixture of architectural styles
incongruous, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective incongruous, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
INCONGRUOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Someone or something that is incongruous seems strange when considered together with other aspects of a situation This seemed both incongruous and irritating against a background of severe poverty buildings perched incongruously in a high green valley Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Incongruous Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Lacking in harmony; incompatible A joke that was incongruous with polite conversation