US /ɪnkɑŋˈɡɹuɪti/ UK /ɪnkɒŋˈɡɹuːɪti/
noun Freq #147620

Meanings

  1. 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. 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... discrepancydissimilarityinconsistency
Word family
Forms incongruities

Etymology

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

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