congruous JUST WRITTEN FOR YOU
/ˈkɒŋɡruəs/ · con·gru·ous
adjective
- Corresponding in character; matching or appropriate to the surrounding circumstances. The décor was congruous with the historic character of the building.
- Harmonious; forming a pleasing or consistent whole. Her calm demeanor was congruous with the tranquil garden setting.
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Did you know? The noun ‘congruity’ was famously championed by 18th‑century philosopher David Hume, who used it to describe the pleasing alignment of ideas in rhetoric.