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noun [ C or U ] formal uk / ˌɪn.kəŋˈɡruː.ə.ti / us / ˌɪn.kənˈɡruː.ə.t̬i / Add to word list. the fact that something is incongruous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Faults and mistakes. (that's) your hard luck idiom. aberration. Achilles heel. adrift. black mark. blemish. errata. erratum. error. failing. false move. malaprop. miscue.
Incongruity means out of place — something that doesn't fit in its location or situation. The art show patrons couldn't help but chuckle at the incongruity of a toilet sitting in the middle of an exhibition of Renaissance paintings.
1. : the quality or state of being incongruous. 2. : something that is incongruous. Synonyms. contradiction. dichotomy. paradox. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of incongruity in a Sentence. she's an incongruity: an impeccably groomed woman who keeps a messy house.
The incongruity of something is its strangeness when considered together with other aspects of a situation. [ formal ] She smiled at the incongruity of the question.
Noun. 1. incongruity - the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate. incongruousness. incompatibility - the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination. irony - incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
Definition of incongruity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
incongruity. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧con‧gru‧i‧ty /ˌɪnkənˈɡruːəti/ noun (plural incongruities) [ countable, uncountable] the fact that something is strange, unusual, or unsuitable in a particular situation The incongruity of her situation struck Gina with unpleasant force. incongruity between He didn ...
