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congruity

[ kuhn-groo-i-tee, kon-, kuhng-, kong- ]
/ kənˈgru ɪ ti, kɒn-, kəŋ-, kɒŋ- /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR congruity

noun, plural con·gru·i·ties.

the state or quality of being congruous; harmony; appropriateness: a congruity of ideas.
the state or quality of being geometrically congruent.
a point of agreement.
Scholasticism. merit bestowed as a divine gift rather than earned.

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Origin of congruity

1350–1400; Middle English congruite<Middle French <Late Latin congruitāt- (stem of congruitās), equivalent to Latin congru(us) congruous + -itāt--ity

OTHER WORDS FROM congruity

non·con·gru·i·ty, noun, plural non·con·gru·i·ties.

Words nearby congruity

congresswoman, Congreve, congruence, congruency, congruent, congruity, congruous, congruous hemianopsia, conic, conical, conical cornea
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Words related to congruity

accord, consonance, symmetry, concord, coherence, consistency, conformity, compatible, harmonious

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