Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 28, 2026 is:
 
 
 
 
 congruous &#149; \KAHNG-groo-us\&nbsp; &#149; adjective
 Something described as congruous is in agreement, harmony, or correspondence with something else. Congruous can also describe something that is appropriate for a particular circumstance or requirement, or a thing that is marked or enhanced by harmonious agreement among its constituent elements.

// Their professional achievements were congruous with their academic abilities. 

// The low bookshelf forms a congruous barrier between the spaces.

// It is a congruous, plausible story, consistent in all its details.

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 Examples:
 “Hannah is a sustainability consultant and climate impact manager, which is congruous with an outdoor ethos and the culture around bike guiding ...” — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 3 Sept. 2024
 
 
 
 Did you know?
 Congruous had only been part of the English language for a few decades in 1615, when <a href="https://bit.ly/46v4oPv">a book</a> about the Church of Rome referred to “teaching most congruous to reason.” The word has remained more or less true to its Latin roots: it comes from Latin congruus, an adjective that comes from the verb congruere, meaning “to come together” or “to agree.” (Its more common antonym, <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incongruous">incongruous</a> is about the same age.) Another familiar congruere descendant in English is congruent, which first appeared at least a century earlier with the same meaning as congruous. English also acquired <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congrue">congrue</a>, a verb meaning “to be in harmony” or “to agree,” from congruere, but it has since become obsolete.

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