incongruity
[in-kuh n-groo-i-tee, -kuh ng-]
noun, plural in·con·gru·i·ties for 2.
the quality or condition of being incongruous.
something incongruous.
Origin of incongruity
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Time will blur the incongruities and moss over the mistakes.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, CompleteAlbert Bigelow Paine
Even the children now laugh at fake scenes and incongruities.
The Moving Picture Girls in War PlaysLaura Lee Hope
The acts of the other ten were, as might have been expected, a jumble of incongruities.
The Critical Period of American HistoryJohn Fiske
Do not be afraid of incongruities—do not think of unities of effect.
Lectures on Architecture and PaintingJohn Ruskin
The reformed church, however, has its incongruities likewise.
A Five Years' Residence in Buenos AyresGeorge Thomas Love
incongruity
noun plural -ties
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