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incongruous

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in·con·gru·ous  (n-knggr-s)
adj.
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.

[From Latin incongruus : in-, not; see in-1 + congruus, congruous; see congruous.]

in·congru·ous·ly adv.
in·congru·ous·ness n.

incongruous [ɪnˈkɒŋgrʊəs], incongruent
adj
1. (when postpositive, foll by with or to) incompatible with (what is suitable); inappropriate
2. containing disparate or discordant elements or parts
incongruously , incongruently adv
incongruousness , incongruence n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.incongruous - lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"
congruent, congruous - corresponding in character or kind

incongruous
Translations
incongruous [ɪnˈkɒŋgrʊəs] ADJ [pair, alliance, image, sound] → incongruente
it seems incongruous thatparece extraño que ...

incongruous [ɪnˈkɒŋgruəs] adj
(= out of place) [sight, sound] → incongru(e)
to look incongruous → détonner
(= odd) → saugrenu(e)

incongruous
adj couple, juxtaposition, mixturewenig zusammenpassend attr; thing to do, remarkunpassend; behaviourunangebracht; he uses these incongruous imageser benutzt diese unstimmigen Bilder; it seems incongruous that …es scheint abwegig or widersinnig, dass …; how incongruous it seemed that he should have been chosenes schien eigenartig, dass ausgerechnet er ausgewählt wurde; he was an incongruous figure among the touristsunter den Touristen wirkte er fehl am Platz

incongruous [ɪnˈkɒŋgrʊəs] adj (appearance, behaviour) → stonato/a, assurdo/a; (remark, act) → fuori luogo
incongruous [ɪnˈkɒŋgrʊəs] adj (appearance, behaviour) → stonato/a, assurdo/a; (remark, act) → fuori luogo

incongruous
adj incongruous [iŋˈkoŋgruəs]
unsuitable or out of place; odd Boots would look incongruous with an evening dress. misplaas مُتَنافِر، غَيْر مُنْسَجِم несъвместим nesouhlasný, neladící ikke passende sammen med nicht zusammenpassend αταίριαστος, παράταιρος incongruente kokkusobimatu ناهماهنگ omituinen incongru לא תוֹאֵם/הוֹלֵם असंगत neprimjeren, neskladan össze nem illő aneh, tidak pantas óviðeigandi, sem stingur í stúf incongruo; incompatibile 合わない 조화되지 않는 nesiderinantis neatbilstošs; nepiemērots tidak sesuai ongerijmd upassende, avstikkende, rar niestosowny incongruente nepo­trivit нелепый nezlučiteľný, neprimeraný; neladiaci neskladen, neustrezen neprimeren oförenlig, som inte passar ihop, inkongruent ซึ่งไม่สอดคล้องกัน aykırı, tuhaf, uymaz 不搭調的 невідповідний; несумісний بے محل không thích hợp
n inconˈgruity, inˈcongruousness
misplaastheid عَدَم مُناسَبَه несъответствие neshoda, nesoulad uoverensstemmelse die Nichtübereinstimmung ασυναρτησία, δυσαρμονία incongruencia ühtimatus نا همخوانی epäsuhta incongruité אי-הַתאָמָה विसंगति, बेतुकापन nepodudaranje, nepristajanje össze nem egyezés/illés keanehan ósamkvæmni; það að stinga í stúf incongruenza 부조화 nesiderinimas neatbilstība; nepiemērotība ketidaksesuaian ongerijmdheid; misplaatstheid uoverensstemmelse; selvmotsigelse niestosowność incongruência nepo­trivire нелепость nezhoda; nepomer, neprimeranosť neskladnost neprimerenost oförenlighet, inkongruens ความไม่สอดคล้องกัน uymazlık, uygunsuzluk 不調和 невідповідність; недоречність نا موافقت sự không thích hợp


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In the organism of states such men are necessary, as wolves are necessary in the organism of nature, and they always exist, always appear and hold their own, however incongruous their presence and their proximity to the head of the government may be.
If a narrative poem in any other metre or in many metres were now composed, it would be found incongruous.
The most incongruous ideas were in confusion in his head.
 
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