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incongruitythe quality of being incongruous; lack of harmony or consistency between elements

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the quality of being incongruous; lack of harmony or consistency between elements

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnkənˈɡruːəti/

Korean meaning: 부조화, 불일치, 모순

Korean pronunciation: 인컨**그루**어티

Example Sentences

  • There was a hilarious incongruity in seeing the CEO wearing a Superman costume at the board meeting.
  • The incongruity of his cheerful demeanor and pessimistic words confused everyone.
  • She noticed the incongruity between the restaurant's fancy menu and its plastic chairs.

incongruity

NOUN

//ɪnkənˈɡruːəti//

the quality of being incongruous; lack of harmony or consistency between elements

incongruity concept
💡 Concept

The businessman's messy eating creates obvious incongruity in the elegant restaurant

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incongruity rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Security's purity shows pure incongruity!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnkənˈɡruːəti/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnkənˈɡruːɪti/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootcongru
Suffix--ity

Origin

From Latin 'incongruus' meaning 'not agreeing or fitting together,' derived from the prefix 'in-' (not) combined with 'congruus' (agreeing, harmonious). The suffix '-ity' was added to form an abstract noun.

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🎵Rhyme

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

There was a hilarious incongruity in seeing the CEO wearing a Superman costume at the board meeting.

The incongruity of his cheerful demeanor and pessimistic words confused everyone.

She noticed the incongruity between the restaurant's fancy menu and its plastic chairs.

😄 Fun example

The incongruity of a penguin wearing sunglasses in Antarctica made everyone burst into laughter.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

inconsistencymismatchdiscorddisharmonycontradiction

Antonyms

harmonyconsistencycongruity

Related

incongruousincompatibleparadoxanomaly