incongruous

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.

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

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in·congru·ous·ly adv.

in·congru·ous·ness n.

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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

Thesaurus

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

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incongruous

adjective inappropriate, absurd, out of place, conflicting, contrary, contradictory, inconsistent, unsuitable, improper, incompatible, discordant, incoherent, extraneous, unsuited, unbecoming, out of keeping, inapt, disconsonant She looked incongruous in an army uniform.
appropriate, becoming, suited, suitable, consistent, compatible, harmonious

Translations

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

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incongruous [ɪnˈkɒŋgruəs] adj

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

(= odd) → saugrenu(e)

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incongruous

adj couple, juxtaposition, mixture → wenig zusammenpassend attr; thing to do, remark → unpassend; behaviour → unangebracht; he uses these incongruous images → er benutzt diese unstimmigen Bilder; it seems incongruous that … → es scheint abwegig or widersinnig, dass …; how incongruous it seemed that he should have been chosen → es schien eigenartig, dass ausgerechnet er ausgewählt wurde; he was an incongruous figure among the tourists → unter den Touristen wirkte er fehl am Platz

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

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

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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 不调和的

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 不调和