Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incongruity

/ɪnkɑŋˈɡɹuɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: in-con-gru-i-ty
IPA: /ɪnkɑŋˈɡɹuɪti/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An instance or point of disagreement.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A thing that is incongruous.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I was told that the Australian Government had had to send my name to London before agreeing to my appointment. My credentials were actually addressed to Her Majesty, despite the fact that the Government of the United Kingdom had recognized the Chinese Communist regime in Peking as early as 1950. No one, however, seemed to notice the incongruity of such an arrangement."

Etymology

From Middle French incongruité, from Medieval Latin incongruitās, from Latin incongruus.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: incongruité, incongruitās, incongruus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnkɑŋˈɡɹuɪti/
British English: /ɪnkɒŋˈɡɹuːɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

incongruities (plural)

Synonyms

incongruence incongruency dissimilarity discrepancy inconsistency incongruousness

Antonyms

congruence congruency congruity

Rhymes With

perpetuity gratuity discontinuity

Questions

How do you pronounce incongruity?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnkɑŋˈɡɹuɪti/.
What does incongruity mean?: The state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence.
Where does incongruity come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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