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incongruity

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in·con·gru·i·ty  (nkn-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
Noun1.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"
congruence, congruity, congruousness - the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate

incongruity
Translations
incongruity [ˌɪnkɒŋˈgruːɪtɪ] Nincongruencia f
incongruity [ˌɪnkənˈgruːɪti] nincongruité f
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 remarkseine Bemerkung war so unangebracht or unpassend; the incongruity between what is said and what is left unsaiddas Missverhältnis zwischen dem, was gesagt wird, und dem, was ungesagt bleibt; the film relies on the incongruity of these imagesder Film lebt von der inneren Widersprüchlichkeit dieser Bilder; he commented on the incongruity of it aller bemerkte, wie absurd das alles war
(= incongruous thing)Unstimmigkeit f
incongruity [ˌɪnkɒŋˈgruːɪtɪ] nassurdità f inv
incongruity [ˌɪnkɒŋˈgruːɪtɪ] nassurdità f inv


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But the trouble was the blank incongruity of this serenity and the swift death flying yonder, not two miles away.
It was in fact the very appropriate truth that she had ventured to criticize the propriety, to hint at the incongruity, of so close an alliance, and even to go so far on the subject as a frank overture to Miss Jessel.
asked Hester, half smiling at the absurd incongruity of the child's observation; but on second thoughts turning pale.
 
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