Standard Lemma guide

congruent

adj · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹu.ənt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Atlantic-Canada, General-American: /ˈkɑŋ.ɡɹu.ənt/
  • Atlantic-Canada, General-American: /kənˈɡɹu.ənt/
  • Canada: /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹu.ənt/
  • Australian: /ˈkɔŋ.ɡɹʉ.ənt/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹʉ.ənt/
  • New-Zealand: [ˈkɔ̟ŋ.ɡɹʉ.ənt]
  • CMU ARPABET: K AO1 N G R UW0 EH2 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Corresponding in character; congruous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compatible, compliant, consistent, commensurate, conformable, conformant, congruent, congruous, in line, in step, proportionate, uniform

Antonyms: incongruous

2

adj

Meaning 2

Harmonious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Having a difference divisible by a modulus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Coinciding exactly when superimposed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Satisfying a congruence relation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

coinciding when superimposed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: incongruent

7

adjective

Meaning 7

corresponding in character or kind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: congruous

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English congruent, from Latin congruēns, present active participle of congruō (“meet together, agree”).

Across languages

Translations

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: съответен (sǎotveten) — corresponding in character
  • Chinese Mandarin: 相符的 (xiāngfú de) — corresponding in character
  • Chinese Mandarin: 相稱的 /相称的 (xiāngchèn de) — corresponding in character
  • Czech: souhlasný — corresponding in character
  • Czech: slučitelný — corresponding in character
  • Finnish: yhdenmukainen — corresponding in character
  • French: conforme — corresponding in character
  • French: convenable — corresponding in character
  • French: congruent — corresponding in character
  • Hungarian: kongruens — corresponding in character
  • Indonesian: sebangun — corresponding in character
  • Irish: comhionann — corresponding in character
  • Persian: هماهنگ — corresponding in character
  • Portuguese: congruente — corresponding in character
  • Russian: соотве́тствующий (sootvétstvujuščij) — corresponding in character
  • Russian: совпада́ющий (sovpadájuščij) — corresponding in character
  • Bulgarian: конгруентен (kongruenten) — with difference divisible by modulus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 同餘的 /同余的 (tóngyú de) — with difference divisible by modulus
  • Czech: kongruentní — with difference divisible by modulus
  • Esperanto: kongrua — with difference divisible by modulus
  • Finnish: kongruentti — with difference divisible by modulus
  • French: congru — with difference divisible by modulus
  • German: kongruent — with difference divisible by modulus
  • Icelandic: samleifa — with difference divisible by modulus
  • Polish: przystający — with difference divisible by modulus
  • Polish: kongruentny — with difference divisible by modulus
  • Portuguese: congruente — with difference divisible by modulus
  • Russian: конгруэ́нтный (kongruéntnyj) — with difference divisible by modulus
  • Spanish: congruente — with difference divisible by modulus
  • Swedish: kongruent — with difference divisible by modulus
  • Tagalog: magkalapat — with difference divisible by modulus
  • Tagalog: kalapat — with difference divisible by modulus
  • Bulgarian: съвпадащ (sǎvpadašt) — coinciding when superimposed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全等的 (quánděng de) — coinciding when superimposed
  • Czech: shodný — coinciding when superimposed
  • Finnish: yhtenevä — coinciding when superimposed
  • Hindi: सर्वांगसम (sarvāṅgsam) — coinciding when superimposed
  • Hungarian: egybevágó — coinciding when superimposed
  • Icelandic: samsniða — coinciding when superimposed
  • Icelandic: aljafn — coinciding when superimposed
  • Icelandic: eins — coinciding when superimposed
  • Indonesian: kongruen — coinciding when superimposed
  • Malay: kongruen — coinciding when superimposed
  • Polish: przystający — coinciding when superimposed
  • Portuguese: congruente — coinciding when superimposed
  • Spanish: congruente — coinciding when superimposed
  • Swedish: kongruent — coinciding when superimposed
  • Tagalog: magkalapat — coinciding when superimposed
  • Tagalog: kalapat — coinciding when superimposed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 同餘的 /同余的 (tóngyú de) — satisfying a congruence relation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全等的 (quánděng de) — satisfying a congruence relation
  • Finnish: kongruentti — satisfying a congruence relation
Real reading context

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