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

Words nearby incongruity

in confidence, inconformity, incongruence, incongruent, incongruent melting, incongruity, incongruous, inconnu, in conscience, inconscient, inconsecutive

How to use incongruity in a sentence

The incongruity suggests that the Delta variant of the coronavirus is beginning to trip up spending and the US economic recovery.
The Delta variant is already cramping American spending|Samanth Subramanian|August 27, 2021|Quartz
Eager to show he was in on the joke, Davis wore out punchlines about the seeming incongruity of his identities.
The history fueling doubts over Britney Spears’s religious conversion|Rebecca Davis|August 26, 2021|Washington Post
Publishers are also addressing the systemic issues that have contributed to the incongruities between men’s and women’s sports.
Why growth of women’s sports coverage and advertiser interest is bogged down by small steps forward|Sara Guaglione|April 8, 2021|Digiday
Despite the incongruity of trying to make the famously raucous and crowded Miracle scene Covid-19-friendly, the program could be a lifeline for bars, especially in New York, where drinking establishments have been severely impacted by the pandemic.
Can Christmas-themed Miracle bars help save America’s devastated bar industry?|Rachel Schallom|October 24, 2020|Fortune

In their incongruity and outrageous character, they were more and more effective.
Joseph Campbell on the Roots of Halloween|Joseph Campbell|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An example of this moral incongruity is provided by a new Supreme Court decision dealing with patent law.
Supreme Court Supports Monsanto in Patent Dispute|Paul Campos|May 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The trillion dollar platinum is an absurdity wrapped in a legislative incongruity inside a farce.
Washington Goes Platinum|Megan McArdle|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I was also toying with the idea of a team of misfits that come together despite their seeming incongruity.
Lights, Camera, Cocktails|Brody Brown|September 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
She was always trying to make Thyrsis realize this incongruity, and to persuade him to put some "charming" lines into her part.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
The incongruity was too remarkable; the good folks would either put him to the door, or only let him in to send for the police.
Tales and Fantasies|Robert Louis Stevenson
There is reverence and piety proclaimed by her presence and no thought of incongruity obtruded.
Prisons and Prayer: Or a Labor of Love|Elizabeth Ryder Wheaton
They seemed to feel a sort of incongruity between their education and the business life.
A Traveler from Altruria: Romance|William Dean Howells
The incongruity of Finucane's avocation, and his manners and appearance, amused his new friend Pen.
A History of Pendennis, Volume 1|William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for incongruity

incongruity

/ (ˌɪnkɒŋˈɡruːɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

something incongruous

the state or quality of being incongruous

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