congruous

  • 21congruous — /ˈkɒŋgruəs / (say konggroohuhs) adjective 1. (sometimes followed by with or to) agreeing or harmonious in character; accordant; consonant; consistent. 2. exhibiting harmony of parts. 3. appropriate or fitting. {Latin congruus fit} –congruously,… …

  • 22congruous —   a. Geometry, in agreement or correspondence; exactly coincident.    ♦ congruence,    ♦ congruity, n …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 23congruous — adj. (often foll. by with) suitable, agreeing; fitting. Derivatives: congruity n. congruously adv. Etymology: L congruus (as congruent) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 24congruous hemianopia — homonymous hemianopia in which the defects in the field of vision in each eye are symmetrical in position, shape, size, and degree …

    Medical dictionary

  • 25be congruous — index cohere (be logically consistent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 26Congruism — • The term by which theologians denote a theory according to which the efficacy of efficacious grace is due, at least in part, to the fact that the grace is given in circumstances favourable to its operation, i. e. congruous in that sense… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 27Merit — • By merit (meritum) in general is understood that property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward from him in whose service the work is done Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Merit     Merit …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 28consonant — adj Consonant, consistent, compatible, congruous, congenial, sympathetic are comparable when they mean being in agreement one with another or agreeable one to the other. Consonant implies agreement with a concurrent circumstance or situation, or… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 29Merit (Catholicism) — Merit (Latin meritum), in general, is understood to be that property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward (prœmium, merces) from him in whose service the work is done. By antonomastic usage, the word has come to designate… …

    Wikipedia

  • 30compatible — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. harmonious, well matched, suitable, congruous; consistent; congenial. See agreement.Ant., incompatible, ill suited. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. agreeable, congenial, congruous, cooperative; see fit… …

    English dictionary for students