CONGRUITY


Meaning of CONGRUITY in English

/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. Scholasticism. merit bestowed as a divine gift rather than earned. Cf. condignity .

[ 1350-1400; ME congruite congruitat- (s. of congruitas ), equiv. to L congru ( us ) CONGRUOUS + -itat- -ITY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .