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Incongruity vs. Incongruous — What's the Difference?

Incongruity vs. Incongruous — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Incongruity and Incongruous

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Incongruity

Lack of congruence.

Incongruous

Lacking in harmony; incompatible
A joke that was incongruous with polite conversation.

Incongruity

The state or quality of being incongruous.

Incongruous

Not in agreement, as with principles; inconsistent
A plan incongruous with reason.

Incongruity

Something incongruous.
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Incongruous

Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate
Incongruous behavior.

Incongruity

The state of being incongruous, or lacking congruence.

Incongruous

Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.

Incongruity

An instance or point of disagreement

Incongruous

(math) Of two numbers, with respect to a third, such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder.
20 and 25 are incongruous with respect to 4.

Incongruity

A thing that is incongruous.

Incongruous

Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; as, an incongruous remark; incongruous behavior, action, dress, etc.
Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or suitableness of which the taste and experience of men takes cognizance.

Incongruity

The quality or state of being incongruous; lack of congruity; unsuitableness; inconsistency; impropriety.
The fathers make use of this acknowledgment of the incongruity of images to the Deity, from thence to prove the incongruity of the worship of them.

Incongruous

Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness;
A plan incongruous with reason
Incongruous behavior
A joke that was incongruous with polite conversation

Incongruity

Disagreement of parts; lack of symmetry or of harmony.

Incongruity

That which is incongruous; lack of congruity.

Incongruity

The quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

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