incongruity C2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction 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... discrepancydissimilarityinconsistency Word family Forms incongruities Etymology AI details From Middle French incongruité, from Medieval Latin incongruitās, from Latin incongruus. incongruité Middle French incongruitās la-med incongruus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown