Incongruous

Definition: Incongruous

Incongruous

Adjective

1. Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation".

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Date "incongruous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references)

Etymology: Incongruous \In*con"gru*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression incongruus. See In- not, and Congruous.]. (references)

Synonyms: Incongruous

Disagreement

Adjective: disagreeing; Verb: discordant, discrepant; at variance, at war; hostile, antagonistic, repugnant, incompatible, irreconcilable, inconsistent with; unconformable, exceptional; intrusive, incongruous; disproportionate, disproportionated; inharmonious, unharmonious; inconsonant, unconsonant; divergent, repugnant to.

Solecism

Adjective: ungrammatical; incorrect, inaccurate; faulty; improper, incongruous; solecistic, solecistical.

Crosswords: Incongruous

Books

• Comedy in the Weimar Republic: A Chronicle of Incongruous Laughter (Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies, No. 74) (reference)

• Incongruous Spy (reference)

  (more book examples)

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Shrimp trawlers and cactus - a seemingly incongruous but normal sight in south Texas. Credit: Fisheries.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "incongruous": Incongruous numbers. Additional references.

Albanian

i papajtueshëm (discordant, dissonant, divergent, implacable, incompatible, inconsistent, inconsonant, intransigent, irreconcilable, relentless, unappeasable), i papërshtatshëm (ill timed, ill-placed, ill-sorted, ill-suited, improper, inadequate, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, inconvenient, indecorous, ineligible, inept, infelicitous, out of place, reject, unadaptable, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, undesirable, undue, unequal, unfavorable, unfavourable, unmeet, unsuitable, unsuited, unusable, wrong). (various references)

Arabic 

‏متنافر (conflicting, discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, grotesque, incoherent, incompatible, inconsistent, inharmonious, jarring), ‏متناقص (decreasing, decrescent, flagging, tapering, waney), ‏متضارب (clashing, conflicting, disagreeing, discordant, incompatible, inconsistent, irreconcilable, opposite), ‏لا معنى له (meaningless, senseless, unmeaning), ‏غير مناسب (ill timed, improper, inadvisable, inappropriate, inept, inexpedient, undue, wrong), ‏غير لائق (indecent, unbecoming, uncomely, unhandsome, unseemly, unsuitable). (various references)

Bulgarian 

в разрез (out of turn), в противоречие, несъгласуван (discordant, incoordinate, unco-ordinated), несъвместим (conflicting, inconsistent, irreconcilable, repugnant, unsuited), неуместен (ill-judged, impertinent, improper, inapposite, inappropriate, inconsequent, inept, inexpedient, injudicious, inopportune, irrelevant, mistaken, out of place, unadvised, uncalled for, unfortunate, unseasonable, unsuitable), нелеп (absurd, farcical, fatuous, inane, inept, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, screwy). (various references)

Chinese 

不合适 (ineptitude, unfit, unsuitability, unsuitable). (various references)

Czech

nevhodný (clumsy, ill timed, impolitic, improper, inadequate, inadvisable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, inconvenient, ineligible, inexpedient, inopportune, misbecoming, off-key, unappropriated, unapt, unbecoming, uncalled for, undesirable, undue, unfit, unlikely, unlucky, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuitable, untimely), nemístný (inopportune, irrelevant, unbecoming, uncalled for, undue, unsuitable, untimely, unwarranted). (various references)

Farsi 

نامتجانس . (various references)

Finnish

epäyhdenmukainen, epävire. (various references)

French

inconvenable (inapposite), incongru, incompatible (incompatible, inconsistent), sans rapport avec, peu approprié à, absurde (inept). (various references)

German

unvereinbar (dissonant, incompatible, inconsistent, inconsistently, irreconcilable), unpassend (ill timed, improper, inapposite, inappropriate, inappropriately, inapt, incongruously, indecorous, indecorously, inept, ineptly, inexpedient, inexpediently, infelicitous, inopportune, unbefitting, unfitting, unfittingly, unpassable, unsuitable, unsuitably, untimely, untoward). (various references)

Greek 

άτοποσ (absurd, inept), ανάρμοστοσ (improper, inept, inexpedient, unbecoming, unbefitting, ungentlemanly, unneighborly, unneighbourly, unsuited), αταίριαστοσ (dissimilar, jarring, nonesuch, odd). (various references)

Hebrew 

לא מתאים (improper, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, inept, unequal). (various references)

Hungarian

oda nem illő, nem egybevágó, nem összeillõ, összhangban nem álló, össze nem illő (incongruent). (various references)

Indonesian

tak pantas. (various references)

Italian

incongruo (unsuitable), incongruente (inconsequent, inconsistent). (various references)

Korean 

일치하지 않는. (various references)

Manx

neuyesh (clumsy, improper, inapplicable, incorrect, inelegant, unbecoming, undesirable), neuchooie (inapplicable, inappropriate, inconvenient, indecent, ineligible, inordinate, out of place, undesirable, unfit), meereggyragh (disparate, ill-matched, irresponsible), meehraaoil (ill-timed, inapt, inept, inexpedient, inopportune, misplaced, out of place). (various references)

Norwegian

urimelig (exorbitant), uoverstemmende. (various references)

Pig Latin

incongruousay.(various references)

Portuguese

inconveniente (abuse, drawback, fie-fie, harm, improper, inconvenience, inconvenient, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, inexpedient, inopportune, scurrilous, unbecoming, unbefitting, undesirable, unprintable, unseemly, unsuitable, untoward), inc�ngruo, incongruente (absurd, contradictory, ill-placed, inconsecutive, inconsequent), incompat�vel (ill-placed, incompatible, inconsistent), inarm�nico (ill-placed, inharmonious), impr�prio (ill, ill-treat, improper, inadequate, inappropriate, inapt, incapable, inconvenient), deslocado (amiss, disjointed, ill-placed, ill-treat, inappropriate, offset, strained, timeless, unbeseeming, uncalled-for, unmeet, unsuitable), absurdo (absurd, absurdity, bloodcurdling, foolish, ill-placed, impertinent, inept, irrational, ludicrous, monstrous, nonsense, nonsensical, preposterous, ragtime, ridiculous, rubbish, unreason). (various references)

Romanian

incompatibil (conflicting, incompatible, irreconcilable, warring), inarmonic, nepotrivit (awkward, bad, discordant, dissonant, ill-matched, ill-sorted, improper, inadequate, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incapable, inconsistent, incorrect, ineligible, inept, inexpedient, infelicitous, inopportune, insufficient, intrusive, irrelevant, malapropos, misbecoming, off color, off colour, out of character, out of date, out of point, timeless, unapt, unbecoming, uncalled for, uncomely, undue, unequal, unfit, unmeet, unseasonable, untimely, unwarranted), nelalocul lui (Amiss, infelicitous, malapropos, out of place), necorespunzãtor (abnormal, ill, improper, inadequate, inappropriate, incommensurate, unsatisfactory), nearmonios (ajar, disharmonious, inharmonic), distonant (clashing, discordant, dissonant), în dezacord. (various references)

Russian 

неуместный (ill-placed, impertinent, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, inept, injudicious, inopportune, irrelative, irrelevant, mistaken, out of place, uncalled for, uncalled-for, unseasonable), несовместимый (incompatible, inconsistent, repugnant), несоответственный. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

nepodudaran, nepodesan (discordant, impaired, improper, inappropriate, inapt, inconvenient, inept, inexpedient, quaint, unaccommodating, unapt, unbefitting, undue, unsuitable, unsuited). (various references)

Spanish

incongruente. (various references)

Swedish

orimlig (absurd, exorbitant, extortionate, extravagant, fantastic, fantastical, irrational, ludicrous, preposterous, senseless, unconscionable, unreasonable), oförenlig (alien, contradictory, discordant, incompatible, inconsistent, inconsonant, irreconcilable). (various references)

Turkish

yersiz (Amiss, baseless, beside the point, digressive, discursive, idle, ill timed, impertinent, improper, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, indecent, indiscreet, inept, inexpedient, infelicitous, injudicious, inopportune, irrelevant, malapropos, out of place, out of turn, uncalled for, uncomely, undue, unhappy, unjustifiable, unseasonable, untimely, untoward, unwarranted), uyumsuz (discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, ill-assorted, ill-matched, inadaptable, incompatible, inconsonant, inharmonious, jarring, maladjusted, out of tune, tuneless, unadaptable, unadapted, unharmonious, unmusical, untuned), uygunsuz (derogatory, illegitimate, impolitic, improper, inapposite, inappropriate, inconvenient, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, ineligible, inexpedient, infelicitous, malapropos, near the knuckle, obnoxious, unbecoming, unbefitting, unbeseeming, uncalled for, unchristian, uncomely, unhandsome, unpropitious, unseemly, unsuitable, untoward, wrong), saçma (absurd, applesauce, balls, baloney, blind, boloney, bunk, bunkum, chimerical, claptrap, cockeyed, dissemination, eradiation, fantastic, fantastical, farcical, fatuous, fiddle, fiddle-de-dee, fiddlesticks, foolish, for the birds, froth, frothy, fudge, go on, hog-wash, hooey, impertinent, inane, inept, irrational, jabber wocky, kibosh, laugh, malarkey, nonsense, nonsensical, outlandish, paltry, pointless, poppycock, raving, rhubarb, rot, scattering, senseless, shot, shucks, skittles, small shot, smearcase, sorry, spinach, stuff, tommyrot, tosh, trash, trifling, tripe, trivial, trumpery, unreasonable, wacky, waffle, whacky), farklı (a far cry, a far cry from, another, different, discrete, disparate, dissimilar, distinct, divergent, diverse, divided, hetero-, incompatible, otherwise, unlike, variant, varied), aykırı (anomalous, anti-, antithetic, antithetical, athwart, contradictious, contradictory, counter, crossways, crosswise, gainst, heterodox, impolitic, inconsistent, repugnant, thwart, transverse), acayip (antic, bizarre, bughouse, comical, comically, crotchety, curious, droll, exotic, fanciful, fantastic, fantastical, flaky, freak, freakish, grotesque, kinky, kooky, novel, odd, out of the way, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, quizzical, rum, rummy, screwball, singular, some, splendiferous, strange, uncanny, unco, unusual, weird). (various references)

Ukrainian

невідповідний (anomalous, contradictory, discrepant, disharmonious, inadequate, inappropriate, incoherent, incommensurate, unequal), недоречний (ill timed, ill-placed, impertinent, impolitic, inapposite, inappropriate, inconsequent, inconsequential, irrelevant, mistaken, uncalled for, unhappy). (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "incongruous": incongruously, incongruousness, incongruousnesses. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Incongruous" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: incogruous, incongrous, incongrueous, incongruious, incongruos, incongurous, uncongruous. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: congruous, consignor, innocuous.

-3 letters: coursing, crooning, grunions, scorning, scouring, sourcing, unicorns.

-4 letters: congius, congous, consign, corning, curious, cursing, grunion, nocuous, noosing, nuncios, nursing, ronions, roosing, rousing, ruinous, scoring, snoring, sorning, souring, uncinus, unicorn, urinous.

-5 letters: cogons, coigns, congos, congou, coning, conins, cooing, corgis, coring, cornus, cosign, cousin, croons, curing, curios, girons, gonion, grison, groins.

+2 letters: incongruously.

+4 letters: incongruousness.