in·con·gru·i·ty ( n k n-gr  -t )n. pl. in·con·gru·i·ties 1. Lack of congruence. 2. The state or quality of being incongruous. 3. Something incongruous. |
incongruity [ˌɪnkɒŋˈgruːɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. something incongruous
2. the state or quality of being incongruous
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | incongruity - the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate 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" |
incongruity
noun inappropriateness, discrepancy, inconsistency, disparity, incompatibility, unsuitability, inaptness, inharmoniousness She smiled at the incongruity of the question.
Translations
incongruity
n
no pl (of remark, sb’s presence) → Unpassende(s), Unangebrachtsein nt; (of juxtaposition, mixture) → Missklang m; (of situation) → Absurdität f; (of behaviour) → Unangebrachtheit f; such was the incongruity of his remark → seine Bemerkung war so unangebracht or unpassend; the incongruity between what is said and what is left unsaid → das Missverhältnis zwischen dem, was gesagt wird, und dem, was ungesagt bleibt; the film relies on the incongruity of these images → der Film lebt von der inneren Widersprüchlichkeit dieser Bilder; he commented on the incongruity of it all → er bemerkte, wie absurd das alles war
(= incongruous thing) → Unstimmigkeit f
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