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incongruity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | incongruousness |
| Type of | incompatibility |
| Has types | irony |
| Derivation | incongruous |
Examples of incongruity
incongruity
A similar incongruity is echoed in the service, which is not always as charming.
From the sfgate.com
The draft and revenue sharing are the two biggest examples of this incongruity.
From the freep.com
Incongruity, it seems, can make a bigger on-screen impact than hulking muscles.
From the fresnobee.com
They are all funny, mercilessly observed scenes, full of irony and incongruity.
From the time.com
Then there is the incongruity of living in these difficult years in Las Vegas.
From the guardian.co.uk
But here are a few recent examples where an amusing incongruity made a sharp point.
From the afterdeadline.blogs.nytimes.com
As I write this article for Blogging Students, I feel an incongruity in my motives.
From the guardian.co.uk
Betty took delight in the incongruity of a messy family living in a 132-room mansion.
From the time.com
Mr Powell rejects this, sticking pointedly to highlighting the regulatory incongruity.
From the economist.com
- The quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
- (incongruous) lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"
- The state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence; An instance or point of disagreement; a dissimilarity; a discrepancy; an inconsistency; A thing that is incongruous
- (incongruous) Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in
- (Incongruous) Out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming; not harmonious in character
- (incongruous) not corresponding to what is right, proper, or reasonable; unsuitable; inappropriate.
- Lack of agreement, harmony, or conformity [Grade 11]
- N. The basis for modern life.
