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n.; pl. Congruities /plu>. [ Cf. F. congruit&unr_;. ] 1. The state or quality of being congruous; the relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency. [ 1913 Webster ]

With what congruity doth the church of Rome deny that her enemies do at all appertain to the church of Christ? Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

A whole sentence may fail of its congruity by wanting one particle. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geom.) Coincidence, as that of lines or figures laid over one another. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Scholastic Theol.) That, in an imperfectly good persons, which renders it suitable for God to bestow on him gifts of grace. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Incongruity; disagreement; unsuitableness. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The natural family comprising the cranes.
Syn. -- family Gruidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. An order of inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food, including cranes, rails, and bustards.
Syn. -- order Gruiformes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]