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Definition of incongruity in English: incongruitynounPlural incongruities ˌɪnkɒŋˈɡruːɪtiˌɪnkənˈɡruədi mass nounThe state of being incongruous; incompatibility. the incongruity of his fleshy face and skinny body disturbed her count noun the movie presents numerous incongruities and reversals Example sentencesExamples - The whole idea of a ‘soap opera’ suggests an overt incongruity between the daily mundaneness of the narrative and the lofty form it takes.
- Guyana is a place of strange contrasts, unexpected juxtapositions, curious incongruities.
- The girls will screech when she says this, fall about laughing, because for someone so tiny and sweet, the incongruity of these words is hilarious, and she knows it.
- Streets that seem like collages brought to life, full of strange incongruities that could only seem natural in the sedatory stillness of the suburb.
- The sheer oddness of the way the place functioned, the incongruity between functioning and pretension.
Synonyms inappropriateness, incongruousness, unsuitability, lack of harmony, discordance, inharmoniousness, dissonance, incompatibility, inconsistency, difference, disparity, discrepancy, irreconcilability strangeness, oddity, absurdity, bizarreness, extraneousness
Definition of incongruity in US English: incongruitynounˌɪnkənˈɡruədiˌinkənˈɡro͞oədē The state of being incongruous or out of keeping. the incongruity of his fleshy face and skinny body disturbed her Example sentencesExamples - The whole idea of a ‘soap opera’ suggests an overt incongruity between the daily mundaneness of the narrative and the lofty form it takes.
- The girls will screech when she says this, fall about laughing, because for someone so tiny and sweet, the incongruity of these words is hilarious, and she knows it.
- The sheer oddness of the way the place functioned, the incongruity between functioning and pretension.
- Guyana is a place of strange contrasts, unexpected juxtapositions, curious incongruities.
- Streets that seem like collages brought to life, full of strange incongruities that could only seem natural in the sedatory stillness of the suburb.
Synonyms inappropriateness, incongruousness, unsuitability, lack of harmony, discordance, inharmoniousness, dissonance, incompatibility, inconsistency, difference, disparity, discrepancy, irreconcilability
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