incongruity

[ in-kuhn-groo-i-tee, -kuhng- ]

/ ˌɪn kənˈgru ɪ ti, -kəŋ- /

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noun, plural in·con·gru·i·ties for 2.

the quality or condition of being incongruous.

something incongruous.

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Origin of incongruity

From the Late Latin word incongruitās, dating back to 1525–35. See in-³, congruity

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How to use incongruity in a sentence

Yet neither incongruities such as this one—nor legal setbacks—have deterred the animal groups.
The ASPCA Pays Price For Bad-Faith Ringling Brothers Elephant Suit|Paul Alexander|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
One can but sit down in amazement and ask how, in the name of common-sense, such incongruities happen in the world.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
To what incomprehensible motives attribute such incongruities?
Camilla|Fanny Burney
Slowly, through a haze of pain, certain incongruities were revealed in the curt, disconnected sentences.
The Terms of Surrender|Louis Tracy

Suddenly Lady Sellingworth realized the age of her mind, and it seemed to her that she was a horrible mixture of incongruities.
December Love|Robert Hichens
It is a deep mind that can see how Nature makes all these incongruities to end in harmony.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. IX.--February, 1851.--Vol. II.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for incongruity

incongruity

/ (ˌɪnkɒŋˈɡruːɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

something incongruous

the state or quality of being incongruous

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