congruity

[kuh n-groo-i-tee, kon-, kuh ng-, kong-]

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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.

Compare condignity.

Origin of congruity

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

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

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Related Words for congruity

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

Examples from the Web for congruity

Historical Examples of congruity

Still, there was much of in congruity, even immediately about the mansion-house.
The Pioneers
James Fenimore Cooper
But the question recurs, how in such a case the congruity arises?
Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.)
Leslie Stephen
Grace of congruity is simply a variety of the old heresy of human merit.
Earl Hubert's Daughter
Emily Sarah Holt
In fact, there is a kind of congruity and method even in fooling.
The Sense of Beauty
George Santayana
But their diversity only made the congruity of the tale they had to tell more striking.
The Big Bow Mystery
I. Zangwill

Word Origin and History for congruity

late 14c., from Old French congruité "relevance, appropriateness," from Late Latin congruitatem (nominative congruens) "agreement," from congruus (see congruent).