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in·con·gru·i·ty
(ĭn′kŏn-gro͞o′ĭ-tē)n. pl. in·con·gru·i·ties
1. Lack of congruence.
2. The state or quality of being incongruous.
3. Something incongruous.
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incongruity
(ˌɪnkɒŋˈɡruːɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. something incongruous
2. the state or quality of being incongruous
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in•con•gru•i•ty
(ˌɪn kənˈgru ɪ ti, -kəŋ-)n., pl. -ties.
1. the quality or state of being incongruous.
2. something incongruous.
[1525–35; < Late Latin]
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Noun 1. incongruity - the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
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"
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incongruity
noun inappropriateness, discrepancy, inconsistency, disparity, incompatibility, unsuitability, inaptness, inharmoniousness She smiled at the incongruity of the question.
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incongruity
nounA marked lack of correspondence or agreement:
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Translations
neshodanesoulad
uoverensstemmelse
össze nem egyezés/illés
ósamkvæmni; òaî aî stinga í stúf
uygunsuzlukuymazlık
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incongruity
n
no pl (of remark, sb’s presence) → Unpassende(s), Unangebrachtsein nt; (of juxtaposition, mixture) → Missklang m; (of situation) → Absurdität f; (of behaviour) → Unangebrachtheit f; such was the incongruity of his remark → seine Bemerkung war so unangebracht or unpassend ; the incongruity between what is said and what is left unsaid → das Missverhältnis zwischen dem, was gesagt wird, und dem, was ungesagt bleibt ; the film relies on the incongruity of these images → der Film lebt von der inneren Widersprüchlichkeit dieser Bilder ; he commented on the incongruity of it all → er bemerkte, wie absurd das alles war
(= incongruous thing) → Unstimmigkeit f
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incongruous
(iŋˈkoŋgruəs) adjective unsuitable or out of place; odd. Boots would look incongruous with an evening dress. misplaas مُتَنافِر، غَيْر مُنْسَجِم несъвместим incongruente nesouhlasný, neladící nicht zusammenpassend ikke passende sammen med αταίριαστος, παράταιρος incongruente kokkusobimatu ناهماهنگ omituinen incongru לא תוֹאֵם/הוֹלֵם असंगत neprimjeren, neskladan össze nem illő aneh, tidak pantas óviðeigandi, sem stingur í stúf incongruo; incompatibile 合わない 조화되지 않는 nesiderinantis neatbilstošs; nepiemērots tidak sesuai ongerijmd upassende, avstikkende, rar niestosowny ناجوګه، نامناسب incongruente nepotrivit нелепый nezlučiteľný, neprimeraný; neladiaci neskladen, neustrezen neprimeren oförenlig, som inte passar ihop, inkongruent ซึ่งไม่สอดคล้องกัน aykırı, tuhaf, uymaz 不搭調的 невідповідний; несумісний بے محل không thích hợp 不协调的,不相称的,不适合的
inconˈgruity, inˈcongruousness noun misplaastheid عَدَم مُناسَبَه несъответствие incongruência neshoda, nesoulad die Nichtübereinstimmung uoverensstemmelse ασυναρτησία, δυσαρμονία incongruencia ühtimatus نا همخوانی yhteensopimattomuus incongruité אי-הַתאָמָה विसंगति, बेतुकापन nepodudaranje, nepristajanje össze nem egyezés/illés keanehan ósamkvæmni; það að stinga í stúf incongruenza 불일치 nesiderinimas neatbilstība; nepiemērotība ketidaksesuaian ongerijmdheid; misplaatstheid uoverensstemmelse; selvmotsigelse niestosowność ناجوګه، نامناسب incongruência nepotrivire нелепость nezhoda; nepomer, neprimeranosť neskladnost neprimerenost oförenlighet, inkongruens ความไม่สอดคล้องกัน uymazlık, uygunsuzluk 不搭調 невідповідність; недоречність نا موافقت sự không thích hợp 不协调,不和谐,不一致,不适合,不相称
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