Definition of congruitynext

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Recent Examples of congruity Irony involves incongruity, while tragicomedy is about possible congruity—not mutual erasure but the capacity for the tragic and comic to coexist. Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026 There’s always been a nice congruity between watching movies with an audience in a cinema and the entire world coming together, gathering around TV sets, to honor the best of those films at the Oscars. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026 With three new offensive lineman joining center Aaron Brewer and tackle Austin Jackson, the importance of congruity cannot be understated. Miami Herald, 21 July 2025 Uncanny forms—semi-organic shapes, with stray kinks and curves hammered flat—assumed an unlikely congruity. Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 Women still have to work harder to overcome role-congruity bias. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes, 12 June 2021 Fortunately, that lack of congruity didn’t detract from superb upper fit and security for most testers. Adam Chase, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2021 Create congruity between your spending and giving and your values. Ross Levin, Star Tribune, 14 Nov. 2020 This should have been an experience of affirmation and tangible progression towards physical congruity to my truest self but instead was fraught with anxiety — the treatments weren’t working. Trésor Prijs, Teen Vogue, 1 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congruity
Noun
  • He is best known for introducing the idea of dynamical similarity to cosmological systems — a mathematical realization of philosophical principles in physics.
    Big Think, Big Think, 28 Aug. 2026
  • There is no historical source that puts the similarity between the two diadems in writing.
    Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The plot moves in accordance with how characters evolve in their relationships — and Hal’s actions often inform the drama’s larger crises.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In Germany, teams are run in accordance with what is known as the 50+1 rule.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • For many skywatchers, the difference between 96% and 100% will be surprisingly subtle — the complete opposite to a total solar eclipse, where a 99% eclipse bears no resemblance whatsoever to totality.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Her mother, Linda Gaboriau, is an accomplished literary translator who had sometimes served as a photographers’ muse, and as an art student, Auf der Maur had been struck by her own resemblance to the muses of Botticelli and Gustav Klimt.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Cook noted there needs to be a healthy harmony between being by yourself and being with other people.
    Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Haircut 100 is a band that many fans have lost touch with, providing a thrilling reminder of the peppy harmonies that helped define one of the finest eras of British pop.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Booze, black pepper, and leather accords give the note a sultry, noir bend, while white musks and soft florals transform vanilla into something comforting and cocooning.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In November 2008, agreement was reached on far-reaching trade accords, including direct shipping, expansion of weekly passenger flights from 36 to 108, and introduction of up to 60 cargo flights per month.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Congruity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congruity. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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