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- Dictionaryincongruity/ˌɪnkənˈɡruːɪti/
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- 1. the state of being incongruous; incompatibility: "the incongruity of his fleshy face and skinny body disturbed her"
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noun [ C or U ] formal uk / ˌɪn.kəŋˈɡruː.ə.ti / us / ˌɪn.kənˈɡruː.ə.t̬i / Add to word list. the fact that something is incongruous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Faults and mistakes. (that's) your hard luck idiom. aberration. Achilles heel. adrift. black mark. blemish. errata. erratum. error. failing. false move. malaprop. miscue.
1. : the quality or state of being incongruous. 2. : something that is incongruous. Synonyms. contradiction. dichotomy. paradox. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of incongruity in a Sentence. she's an incongruity: an impeccably groomed woman who keeps a messy house.
Incongruity means out of place — something that doesn't fit in its location or situation. The art show patrons couldn't help but chuckle at the incongruity of a toilet sitting in the middle of an exhibition of Renaissance paintings.
The incongruity of something is its strangeness when considered together with other aspects of a situation. [ formal ] She smiled at the incongruity of the question.
Incongruity definition: the quality or condition of being incongruous. . See examples of INCONGRUITY used in a sentence.
Define incongruity. incongruity synonyms, incongruity pronunciation, incongruity translation, English dictionary definition of incongruity. n. pl. in·con·gru·i·ties 1. Lack of congruence. 2. The state or quality of being incongruous. 3. Something incongruous. American Heritage® Dictionary of the...
Definition of incongruity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
