incongruity

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ɪnkɑŋˈɡɹuɪti/ UK /ɪnkɒŋˈɡɹuːɪti/ See IPA manual

Freq #147620

Meanings

1

noun
The state of two or more things not fitting together or not matching, in a way that seems strange.

No one seemed to notice the incongruity of a luxury hotel standing in the middle of a slum.
2

noun
A point of disagreement or inconsistency between things.

The auditor flagged several incongruities between the receipts and the company's records.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the state of two or more... incongruenceincongruency

2 noun · a point of disagreement or... discrepancy dissimilarity inconsistency

Word family

Forms incongruities

Etymology

From Middle French incongruité, from Medieval Latin incongruitās, from Latin incongruus.

incongruité Middle French incongruitās la-med incongruus Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# incongruity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnkɑŋˈɡɹuɪti/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnkɒŋˈɡɹuːɪti/
**Frequency rank:** 147620

## Meanings
1. The state of two or more things not fitting together or not matching, in a way that seems strange.
2. A point of disagreement or inconsistency between things.

## Examples
- No one seemed to notice the incongruity of a luxury hotel standing in the middle of a slum.
- The auditor flagged several incongruities between the receipts and the company's records.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: incongruité
- Root: incongruitās
- Root: incongruus

## Etymology
From Middle French incongruité, from Medieval Latin incongruitās, from Latin incongruus.

## AI Etymology
Incongruity is from Middle French incongruité, from Medieval Latin incongruitās, from Latin incongruus. Important recorded forms include incongruité (Middle French), incongruitās (la-med), and incongruus (Latin). Current senses include the state of two or more things not fitting together or not matching, in a way that seems strange and a point of disagreement or inconsistency between things.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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