Congruity
- Congruity Con*gru"i*ty (? or ?), n.; pl. {Congruities}. [Cf.
F. congruit?.]
1. The state or quality of being congruous; the relation or
agreement between things; fitness; harmony;
correspondence; consistency.
[1913 Webster]
With what congruity doth the church of Rome deny that her enemies do at all appertain to the church of Christ? --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
A whole sentence may fail of its congruity by wanting one particle. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
2. (Geom.) Coincidence, as that of lines or figures laid over one another. [1913 Webster]
3. (Scholastic Theol.) That, in an imperfectly good persons, which renders it suitable for God to bestow on him gifts of grace. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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congruity — index adjustment, agreement (concurrence), analogy, coherence, compatibility, conformity (agreement) … Law dictionary
congruity — late 14c., from O.Fr. congruité relevance, appropriateness, from L.L. congruitatem (nom. congruens) agreement, from congruus (see CONGRUENT (Cf. congruent)) … Etymology dictionary
congruity — [kän gro͞o′ə tē, kəngro͞o′ə tē] n. pl. congruities [ME congruite < OFr < ML congruitas] 1. the condition or fact of being congruous or congruent; specif., a) agreement; harmony b) fitness; appropriateness c) Geom. exact coincidence (of two… … English World dictionary
congruity — n. (formal) congruity with * * * [kən gruːɪtɪ] (formal) congruity with … Combinatory dictionary
congruity — /keuhn grooh i tee, kon , keuhng , kong /, n., pl. congruities. 1. the state or quality of being congruous; harmony; appropriateness: a congruity of ideas. 2. the state or quality of being geometrically congruent. 3. a point of agreement. 4.… … Universalium
congruity — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being congruent or congruous 2. a point of agreement … New Collegiate Dictionary
congruity — noun a) The quality of agreeing; the quality of being suitable and appropriate. b) An instance or point of agreement or correspondence; a resemblance. Syn: congruence … Wiktionary
congruity — Synonyms and related words: accommodation, accord, accordance, acquiescence, adaptation, adaption, adjustment, affinity, agreement, assent, balance, bilateral symmetry, chorus, coherence, coincidence, compatibility, compliance, concert, concord,… … Moby Thesaurus
congruity — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act or state of agreeing or conforming: accordance, agreement, chime, conformance, conformation, conformity, congruence, correspondence, harmonization, harmony, keeping. See AGREE. 2. Logical agreement among… … English dictionary for students
congruity — con·gru·i·ty || kÉ’Å‹ gruËÉ™tɪ n. congruence, correspondence, agreement … English contemporary dictionary
