incongruity

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French incongruité, from Medieval Latin incongruitās, from Latin incongruus. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnkɑŋˈɡɹuɪti/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnkɒŋˈɡɹuːɪti/ Hyphenation: in‧con‧gru‧i‧ty === Noun === incongruity (countable and uncountable, plural incongruities) The state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence. Synonyms: incongruence, incongruency Antonyms: congruence, congruency, congruity An instance or point of disagreement. Synonyms: dissimilarity, discrepancy, inconsistency A thing that is incongruous. ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “incongruity”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.