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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
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
The quality of agreeing; the quality of being suitable and appropriate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: congruence, congruency
Antonyms: incongruence, incongruency, incongruity
noun
An instance or point of agreement or correspondence; a resemblance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: congruousness, congruence
Antonyms: incongruity
Broader terms: harmony, harmoniousness
History
From Old French congruité.
