incongruousness

in·con·gru·ous

 (ĭn-kŏng′gro͞o-əs)

adj.

1. Lacking in harmony; incompatible: a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation.

2. Not in agreement, as with principles; inconsistent: a plan incongruous with reason.

3. Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate: incongruous behavior.

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[From Latin incongruus : in-, not; see in-¹ + congruus, congruous; see congruous.]

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in·con′gru·ous·ly adv.

in·con′gru·ous·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

incongruousness - the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate incongruity incompatibility - the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination irony - incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated" congruence, congruity, congruousness - the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate

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Translations

عَدَم مُناسَبَه

Nichtübereinstimmung

incongruité

ósamkvæmni; òaî aî stinga í stúf

selvmotsigelse

nezhoda

不一致不协调不和谐不相称不适合

incongruous

(iŋˈkoŋgruəs) adjective

unsuitable or out of place; odd. Boots would look incongruous with an evening dress. misplaas مُتَنافِر، غَيْر مُنْسَجِم несъвместим incongruente nesouhlasný, neladící nicht zusammenpassend ikke passende sammen med αταίριαστος, παράταιροςincongruente kokkusobimatu ناهماهنگ omituinen incongru לא תוֹאֵם/הוֹלֵם असंगत neprimjeren, neskladan össze nem illő aneh, tidak pantas óviðeigandi, sem stingur í stúf incongruo; incompatibile 合わない 조화되지 않는 nesiderinantis neatbilstošs; nepiemērots tidak sesuai ongerijmdupassende, avstikkende, rarniestosowny ناجوګه، نامناسب incongruente nepo­trivit нелепый nezlučiteľný, neprimeraný; neladiaci neskladen, neustrezen neprimeren oförenlig, som inte passar ihop, inkongruent ซึ่งไม่สอดคล้องกัน aykırı, tuhaf, uymaz 不搭調的 невідповідний; несумісний بے محل không thích hợp 不协调的，不相称的，不适合的

inconˈgruity, inˈcongruousness noun

misplaastheid عَدَم مُناسَبَه несъответствие incongruência neshoda, nesoulad die Nichtübereinstimmung uoverensstemmelse ασυναρτησία, δυσαρμονίαincongruencia ühtimatus نا همخوانی yhteensopimattomuus incongruité אי-הַתאָמָה विसंगति, बेतुकापन nepodudaranje, nepristajanje össze nem egyezés/illés keanehan ósamkvæmni; það að stinga í stúf incongruenza 불일치 nesiderinimas neatbilstība; nepiemērotība ketidaksesuaian ongerijmdheid; misplaatstheid uoverensstemmelse; selvmotsigelse niestosowność ناجوګه، نامناسب incongruência nepo­trivire нелепость nezhoda; nepomer, neprimeranosť neskladnost neprimerenost oförenlighet, inkongruens ความไม่สอดคล้องกัน uymazlık, uygunsuzluk 不搭調 невідповідність; недоречність نا موافقت sự không thích hợp 不协调，不和谐，不一致，不适合，不相称

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