incongruent

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ congruent.

Adjective

incongruent (comparative more incongruent, superlative most incongruent)

1. 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.

2. (mathematics) of or relating to two numbers that have different remainders when divided by a third number

Synonyms

• incongruous, absurd, inappropriate

See also

• anachronistic

Dutch

Etymology

From in- +‎ congruent.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

incongruent (comparative incongruenter, superlative incongruentst)

1. incongruent, incompatible, not in agreement

Inflection

Declension of incongruent
uninflected	incongruent
inflected	incongruente
comparative	incongruenter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		incongruent	incongruenter	het incongruentst het incongruentste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	incongruente	incongruentere	incongruentste
	n. sing.	incongruent	incongruenter	incongruentste
	plural	incongruente	incongruentere	incongruentste
definite		incongruente	incongruentere	incongruentste
partitive		incongruents	incongruenters	—

Derived terms

• incongruentie

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin incongruens or Italian incongruente. Equivalent to in- +‎ congruent.

Adjective

incongruent m or n (feminine singular incongruentă, masculine plural incongruenți, feminine and neuter plural incongruente)

1. inconsistent

Declension

Declension of incongruent

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	incongruent		incongruentă	incongruenți	incongruente
	definite	incongruentul		incongruenta	incongruenții	incongruentele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	incongruent		incongruente	incongruenți	incongruente
	definite	incongruentului		incongruentei	incongruenților	incongruentelor