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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Contemporary Examples of incongruity
In their incongruity and outrageous character, they were more and more effective.
Historical Examples of incongruity
The picture is almost comic in its incongruity with what actually is.
The Conquest of FearBasil King
Now, it is a mere anomaly and incongruity here, out of date and out of purpose.
Little DorritCharles Dickens
There is the same element of incongruity, without the tragic consequence.
The American MindBliss Perry
There is an incongruity about death on the battlefield which assails the mind.
Mountain MeditationsL. Lind-af-Hageby
He felt no incongruity in the veteran Parmenides correcting the youthful Socrates.
ParmenidesPlato
incongruity
noun plural -ties
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