Incongruent vs. Incongruous
Difference Between Incongruent and Incongruous
Incongruentadjective
Not congruent.
Incongruousadjective
Lacking in harmony; incompatible
a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation.Incongruentadjective
Incongruous.
Incongruousadjective
Not in agreement, as with principles; inconsistent
a plan incongruous with reason.Incongruentadjective
out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent
The yellow blazer was incongruent for the funeral.Her knowledge of world politics was incongruent in someone so young.Incongruousadjective
Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate
incongruous behavior.Incongruentadjective
(mathematics) of or relating to two numbers that have different remainders when divided by a third number
Incongruousadjective
Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.
Incongruentadjective
not congruent
Incongruousadjective
(math) Of two numbers, with respect to a third, such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder.
20 and 25 are incongruous with respect to 4.Incongruousadjective
lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness;
a plan incongruous with reasonincongruous behaviora joke that was incongruous with polite conversation
