incongruous

C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ɪnˈkɑn.ɡɹu.əs/ UK /ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs/ See IPA manual

adj Freq #59925

Meanings

1

adj
Out of place; not matching or fitting the surroundings.

The modern glass tower looked incongruous among the old stone houses.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

incongruitous

Word family

Derived forms incongruously incongruousness

Related forms incongruenceincongruentincongruity

Etymology

From Latin incongruus, from in- (“not”) + congruus (“congruent”), equivalent to in- + congruous.

Topics

Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

# incongruous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ɪnˈkɑn.ɡɹu.əs
**IPA (UK):** ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs
**Frequency rank:** 59925

## Meanings
1. Out of place; not matching or fitting the surroundings.

## Examples
- The modern glass tower looked incongruous among the old stone houses.

## Synonyms
- incongruitous

## Derived Forms
- incongruously
- incongruousness

## Related Forms
- incongruence
- incongruent
- incongruity

## Etymology
From Latin incongruus, from in- (“not”) + congruus (“congruent”), equivalent to in- + congruous.

## AI Etymology
Incongruous is from Latin incongruus, from in- (“not”) + congruus (“congruent”), equivalent to in- + congruous. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include out of place; not matching or fitting the surroundings. The wider family includes derived forms such as incongruously and incongruousness and related words such as incongruence, incongruent, and incongruity.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

markdown

incongruous

Meanings

Thesaurus

Etymology

Topics

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

Send feedback