congruous

con·gru·ous

adjective \ˈkäŋ-grü-əs\

Definition of CONGRUOUS

1

a : being in agreement, harmony, or correspondence

b : conforming to the circumstances or requirements of a situation : appropriate <a congruous room to work in — G. B. Shaw>

2

: marked or enhanced by harmonious agreement among constituent elements <a congruous theme>

— con·gru·ous·ly adverb

— con·gru·ous·ness noun

Examples of CONGRUOUS

1. <the congruous layout of the mansion's formal gardens conveys a sense of both grandeur and intimacy>
2. <when performing his official duties, the president must be dressed in clothes that are congruous with his high position>

Origin of CONGRUOUS

Latin congruus, from congruere to come together, agree

First Known Use: 1599

Related to CONGRUOUS

Synonyms

balanced, harmonious, consonant, eurythmic (or eurhythmic), harmonic

Antonyms

disharmonic, disharmonious, incongruous, inharmonic, inharmonious, unbalanced

Related Words

even, proportioned, regular, symmetrical (or symmetric); aesthetic (also esthetic or aesthetical or esthetical), artistic, becoming, elegant, graceful, tasteful; agreeable, felicitous, pleasant, pleasing, satisfying; coherent, cohesive, compatible, coordinated, correspondent, matched, matching; Apollinian, Apollonian

Near Antonyms

asymmetrical (or asymmetric), disordered, irregular, skewed, unequal, uneven, unsymmetrical; distasteful, graceless, inartistic, inelegant, tasteless, unaesthetic, unbecoming, ungraceful, unlovely; disagreeable, displeasing, dissatisfying, infelicitous, unfortunate, unpleasant, unsightly; clashing, conflicting, disunited, incompatible, uncoordinated