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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Incongruous \In*con"gru*ous\, a. [L. incongruus. See In- not, and Congruous.] Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; as, an incongruous remark; incongruous behavior, action, dress, etc. ``Incongruous mixtures of opinions.'' --I. Taylor. ``Made up of incongruous parts.'' --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or suitableness of which the taste and experience of men takes cognizance. --C. J. Smith. [1913 Webster] Incongruous numbers (Arith.), two numbers, which, with respect to a third, are such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder, the two numbers being said to be incongruous with respect to the third; as, twenty and twenty-five are incongruous with respect to four. Syn: Inconsistent; unsuitable; inharmonious; disagreeing; absurd; inappropriate; unfit; improper. See Inconsistent. -- In*con"gru*ous*ly, adv. -- In*con"gru*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Incongruous \In*con"gru*ous\, a. [L. incongruus. See In- not, and Congruous.] Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; as, an incongruous remark; incongruous behavior, action, dress, etc. ``Incongruous mixtures of opinions.'' --I. Taylor. ``Made up of incongruous parts.'' --Macaulay. Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or suitableness of which the taste and experience of men takes cognizance. --C. J. Smith. Incongruous numbers (Arith.), two numbers, which, with respect to a third, are such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder, the two numbers being said to be incongruous with respect to the third; as, twenty-five are incongruous with respect to four. Syn: Inconsistent; unsuitable; inharmonious; disagreeing; absurd; inappropriate; unfit; improper. See Inconsistent. -- In*con"gru*ous*ly, adv. -- In*con"gru*ous*ness, n.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
incongruous adj : lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation" [ant: congruous]From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
incongruous a. Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
incongruous a. Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
incongruous a. Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
incongruous a. Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Incongruous /ɪŋkˈɒŋɡɹuːəs/ متعارضFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
incongruous //ɪnˈkɑn.ɡɹu.əs// //ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs// //ɪnˈkɒŋ.ɹʊu.ʌs// //ɪŋˈkɑŋ.ɡɹu.əs//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]несъвместим, несъответстващ not matching
incongruous /ɪŋkˈɒŋɡɹuːəs/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]nevhodný
incongruous /ɪŋkˈɒŋɡɹuːəs/ absurd, paradox, widersinnigFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]"It's an incongruous situation. Those who can afford to pay, don't" - Es ist eine absurde Situation. Diejenigen, die es sich leisten können, zahlen nicht, und die, die es sich nicht leisten können, schon. "Viewed as strictly desert plants, it seems incongruous that succulents might grow in cold climates." - Wenn man Sukkulenten als reine Wüstenpflanzen sieht, scheint es paradox, dass sie in kalten Klimazonen wachsen. see: and those who can't afford to pay, do.
incongruous /ɪŋkˈɒŋɡɹuːəs/ unpassend, nicht passend, nicht zusammenpassend, nicht stimmig, zwiespältigFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]"a suit with an incongruous tie" - ein Anzug mit einer Krawatte, die nicht dazupasst "a collage of seemingly incongruous images" - eine Collage scheinbar nicht zusammenpassender Bilder "These traditional methods seem incongruous in our technical age." - Diese traditionellen Methoden scheinen nicht in unser technisches Zeitalter zu passen. "The new events centre looks utterly incongruous in its setting." - Das neue Veranstaltungszentrum passt überhaupt nicht in seine Umgebung / ist ein Fremdkörper in seiner Umgebung. "His outburst seem incongruous to those who know him well." - Die, die ihn gut kennen, sagen, dass so ein Ausbruch gar nicht zu ihm passt. "The new microfiche reader looked incongruous in the book-filled library." - In der mit Büchern gefüllten Bibliothek nahm sich das Mikrofiche-Lesegerät wie ein Fremdkörper aus. "We were incongruous among rough seagoing types in the bar." - Unter den rauen Seemannstypen in der Bar waren wir wie ein Fremdkörper. "That's completely/utterly incongruous." - Das passt doch alles nicht zusammen. "I find it incongruous that, on one hand, she is a pious person and, on the other hand, she behaves so scurrilously." - Da sehe ich eine gewisse Diskrepanz zwischen ihrer Frömmigkeit und ihrem gehässigen Verhalten. see: incongruous feelings
incongruous //ɪnˈkɑn.ɡɹu.əs// //ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs// //ɪnˈkɒŋ.ɹʊu.ʌs// //ɪŋˈkɑŋ.ɡɹu.əs//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]epäjohdonmukainen, ristiriitainen, sopimaton not matching
incongruous /ɪŋkˈɒŋɡɹuːəs/From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]1. असंगत "They made an incongruous couple, she so tall and gracious and he seems so short and funny."
incongruous /ɪŋkˈɒŋɡɹuːəs/ 1. oda nem illô 2. összhangban nem álló 3. össze nem illôFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
incongruous //ɪnˈkɑn.ɡɹu.əs// //ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs// //ɪnˈkɒŋ.ɹʊu.ʌs// //ɪŋˈkɑŋ.ɡɹu.əs//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]不調和 not matching
incongruous /ɪŋˈkɒŋgru:əs/From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]nie pasujący, wyróżniający się
incongruous /ɪŋkˈɒŋɡɹuːəs/ 1. diğerlerine veya birbirine uymayan, aykırı, uyuşmaz, bağdaşmaz 2. uygunsuz, yersiz, münasebetsiz. incongruously uygun olma yarak .From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˌɪŋˈkɔŋɹuəs/
158 Moby Thesaurus words for "incongruous": abnormal, absonant, absurd, amusing, anomalous, assorted, at odds, at variance, bad, bizarre, clashing, colliding, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrary to reason, contrasted, contrasting, departing, deviating, deviative, different, differentiated, differing, disaccordant, disagreeing, disconsonant, discordant, discrepant, discrete, discriminated, disharmonious, disjoined, disparate, disproportionate, dissimilar, dissonant, distinct, distinguished, divergent, diverging, divers, diverse, diversified, droll, eccentric, fallacious, faulty, flawed, funny, futile, harsh, heterogeneous, hilarious, humorous, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-suited, ill-timed, illogical, impolitic, improper, in disagreement, inaccordant, inadvisable, inappropriate, inapt, inauthentic, incoherent, incommensurable, incommensurate, incompatible, inconclusive, incongruent, inconsequent, inconsequential, inconsistent, inconsonant, inept, inexpedient, infelicitous, inharmonious, inopportune, invalid, irrational, irreconcilable, laughable, loose, ludicrous, mal a propos, malapropos, many, motley, multifarious, nonscientific, not following, off-color, off-tone, out of keeping, out of line, out of place, out of proportion, out of step, oxymoronic, paradoxical, paralogical, poles apart, poles asunder, priceless, quaint, quizzical, reasonless, rich, ridiculous, risible, screaming, self-annulling, self-contradictory, self-refuting, senseless, separate, separated, several, unapt, unauthentic, unbecoming, unbefitting, unconformable, unconnected, undesirable, unequal, unfit, unfitting, unfortunate, unhappy, unlike, unmeet, unphilosophical, unprofitable, unreasonable, unscientific, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely, unwise, variant, varied, variegated, various, varying, whimsical, widely apart, without reason, witty, worlds apart, wrongFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
a. 不协调的,不一致的,前后不一的;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 不协调的,不一致的,前后不一的