incongruity
noun
in·con·gru·i·ty
| \ ˌin-kən-ˈgrü-ə-tē
, -ˌkän-\
, -ˌkän-\
plural incongruities
Definition of incongruity
1
: the quality or state of being incongruous
2
: something that is incongruous
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Examples of incongruity in a Sentence
she's an incongruity: an impeccably groomed woman who keeps a messy house
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The artist’s Renaissance-style method, which entails multiple layers of translucent glazes, heightens the satirical incongruity. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, "In the galleries: Artechouse’s ‘Infinite Space’ has waves of natural influences," 9 Aug. 2019 Not that this seeming incongruity was the only aspect of the night that deserved such a response. — David Rabe, The New Yorker, "Uncle Jim Called," 1 July 2019 Shaw hasn’t yet apologized for it, either, a nagging incongruity in a franchise with a defining code of honor among racers, thieves and spies. — Los Angeles Times, "‘Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw’s’ Jason Statham addresses justice for Han," 5 Aug. 2019 This kind might be described as reality upended; and an abundant, deadpan incongruity defines her work here. — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, "Where Europe and Asia meet: Chloe Dewe Mathews’s ‘Caspian: The Elements’," 12 June 2019 While lower courts ruled in favor of the employees in the first two cases, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the employer in the Bostock case, setting up incongruity between the lower courts, and thus, a Supreme Court review. — NBC News, "Over 200 major companies sign Supreme Court brief in favor of LGBTQ workers," 2 July 2019 That’s in part the result of a great incongruity in the ideology of the contemporary left: Progressives insist social reforms implemented in the name of individual autonomy can achieve their aims only by outright coercion. — Barton Swaim, WSJ, "The Turnabout on Religious Freedom," 21 June 2019 If there was a glaring incongruity between these activities, an indication of a profoundly divided self, so what? — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, "A Handbag Named Desire: Desperate for a Vuitton Speedy in Working-Class Massapequa," 31 Aug. 2018 There are distracting incongruities throughout, sentences that work perfectly well on their own but serve to undermine aspects of character development or plot, and thus the overall cohesion of the novel. — Emily St. John Mandel, New York Times, "The Mysterious ‘Parking Lot Attendant’ at the Center of a Web of Intrigue," 4 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'incongruity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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