incongruity

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.

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incongruity [ˌɪnkɒŋˈgruːɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. something incongruous

2. the state or quality of being incongruous

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

incongruity - the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate incongruousness 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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incongruity

noun inappropriateness, discrepancy, inconsistency, disparity, incompatibility, unsuitability, inaptness, inharmoniousness She smiled at the incongruity of the question.

Translations

incongruity [ˌɪnkɒŋˈgruːɪtɪ] N → incongruencia f

incongruity [ˌɪnkənˈgruːɪti] n → incongruité 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 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

incongruity [ˌɪnkɒŋˈgruːɪtɪ] n → assurdità f inv