incongruityn.

/ɪnkənˈɡruːɪti/

Etymology: < medieval Latin incongruitās, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + congruitās congruity n.: compare French incongruité (1529 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter) perhaps the immediate source.

The quality, condition, or fact of being incongruous; an instance of this.

a. Disagreement in character or qualities; want of accordance or harmony; discrepancy, inconsistency. (Now often with some colour of sense 2.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [noun]

discordance1340

variancec1374

discorda1387

disconvenience?a1425

unsuingc1425

disaccordancec1436

unaccordancec1449

inconveniencec1460

discrepancea1464

difformness1547

disagreeance1548

disagreeing1548

jar1548

disagreement1551

disagreeableness1570

dissonancy1584

discordancy1587

discoherencea1600

disconveniency1601

disharmonya1602

dissent1603

dissonancea1604

incongruency1604

incongruence1610

incongruity1612

discongruity1624

inconformity1625

discorrespondencya1641

inconsonancy1650

inconsistence1651

dissidy1657

unagreeableness1658

discomposure1659

disconsonancy1659

uncorrespondency1659

inconveniency1662

unconsonancy1665

incorrespondence1667

oddness1680

inconsistency1699

incongruousness1727

irreconcilementa1737

discrepancy1748

incoincidence?1798

inaccordance1808

inconsonance1811

inaccordancy1817

incorrespondency1817

cacophony1831

divergence1837

disaccord1871

1612 Ld. Rochester in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. III. 229 That incongruity betwixt your Highnes age and hirs is one inconvenience which neither syde can help.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 149 We have tried Oyl and Water, and no Motion at all was perceived, for the same reason of incongruity.

1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 269 Never was there such Incongruity and Nonconformity in their furniture.

1705 F. Fuller Medicina Gymnastica App. 262 I have often..admir'd the Incongruity of the Circumstances of Humane Life.

1807 A. Rees Cycl. at Congruity Incongruity denotes an unfitness of their surfaces for joining together. Thus quicksilver will unite with gold..but will roll off from wood.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. vii. 72 The quaint incongruity of the priestly and the lay elements in his speech.

b. (with plural) An instance or point of disagreement; a discrepancy, an inconsistency.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [noun] > instance of

inconvenientc1374

variament1491

contrariety1532

discord1533

incongruitya1610

a1610 J. Healey tr. Epictetus Manuall (1636) Ep. Ded. In extenuation of so many incongruities.

a1720 J. Sheffield Wks. (1753) II. 112 We ought to believe it well and wisely done, whatever incongruities may appear in it.

1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. 43 There we find no contradictions, no incongruities, but all is harmony.

1868 A. Bain Mental & Moral Sci. 315 The most commonly assigned cause of the Ludicrous is Incongruity; but all incongruities are not ludicrous.

a. Want of accordance with what is reasonable or fitting; unsuitableness, inappropriateness, absurdity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun]

wantonnessc1405

absurdity1529

monstruousness1545

impertinency1573

ridiculousness1573

monstrousness1574

absurd1581

absurdness1582

incongruity1597

fancy1598

delirium1599

monstruosity1604

absurdum1606

foppishness1611

impertinence1616

nonsense1630

impertinentness1645

irrationality1647

monstrosity1651

nonsensicality1652

ridicule1668

ridicule1672

nonsensicalness1674

maggotry1706

preposterousness1727

zanyship1766

ridiculosity1773

drollness1823

stultification1832

nonsensity1834

farcicality1849

cockeyedness1858

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [noun]

inconvenience1413

uncompetence?1541

unaptness1548

improperty1555

unaptness1557

unproperness1561

impertinency1573

unmeetness1574

disagreement1580

unfitnessa1586

unsuitablenessa1586

incongruity1597

inconvenientness1600

improperness1612

indispositiona1613

insuitability1612

ineptitude1615

impertinence1616

inconcinnity1616

infelicity1617

unbeseemingness1623

ineptness1633

impertinentness1645

incompatibility1659

incompetibilitya1660

disaccommodationa1676

indecorousness1681

indisposednessa1684

inaptitudea1688

impropriety1697

wrongness1726

ineligibility1795

inaptness1814

unsuitability1814

unappropriateness1838

unadaptedness1846

inappropriateness1847

unfittingness1861

unbefittingness1865

ineligibleness1881

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. xx. 35 As if they who abolish legends could not without incongruitie reteine..Homilies.

1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness vi. ii. 218 To shew there is no incongruity nor inconvenience in it.

1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Incongruity,..Figuratively said of Faults committed against Civility, against Decency, and the received Customs of the World.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 92. ⁋1 Without incongruity..we cannot speak of geometrical beauty.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 130 He felt no incongruity in the veteran..correcting the youthful Socrates.

1877 W. Black Green Pastures xxiv She thought it arose from a sarcastic appreciation of the incongruity of his presence there.

b. (with plural) An instance of such disagreement; an inappropriate matter; an absurdity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] > instance of

follyc1300

absurditya1525

mumpsimus1531

trim-tram1533

foppery1546

ridicle1570

fangle1583

delirium1599

monstruosity1601

adox1606

absurd1610

extravagancy1625

incongruitya1626

monstrosity1639

extravagant1644

extravagance1650

ridiculea1658

fadoodlea1670

ridiculous1674

irrationalitya1680

ridiculosity1773

whimsy-whamsy1807

absurdism1815

nonsensity1834

nonsensical1842

nonsensicalitya1850

fandango1856

fandangle1880

bollock1919

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [noun] > instance of

impertinency1588

impertinence1603

solecism1603

incongruitya1626

unfitness1645

misfit1823

malapropos1854

a1626 L. Andrewes Serm. (1856) I. 333 How great, gross, and foul an incongruity it is to pour out ourselves into sin..when we go forth to correct sin.

1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 1 The incongruities committed by many undertakers of Buildings.

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. xlv. 92 The only expedient I know..is to lay hold of some incongruity he has uttered.

1882 A. Macfarlane Consanguinity 16 There was an incongruity in using the two phrases as equivalent.

3. Want of harmony of parts or elements; want of self-consistency; incoherence. Also (with plural) something incoherent or not self-consistent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [noun] > inconsistency or contradiction > want of self-consistency

incongruitya1532

self-inconsistency1655

a1532 Remedie of Love 2 This werke who so shal see or rede Of any incongruitie doe me not impeche.

1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (ii. 10) i. 181 In this there is no great incongruity.

1729 Bp. J. Butler Serm. Self-deceit in Wks. (1874) II. 122 Hence arises that amazing incongruity, and seeming inconsistency of character.

1823 W. Scott Peveril III. ix. 241 Had Julian been inclined for mirth..he must have smiled at the incongruity of the clerk's apparel.

1876 J. B. Mozley Serm. preached Univ. of Oxf. viii. 179 The whole story is one grand incongruity; a splendid illusion.

†4. Grammar. Violation of the rules of grammatical agreement; grammatical incorrectness; solecism. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun] > error in grammar > error of concord

incongruity1574

solecism1699

1574 J. Baret Aluearie I 81 Incongruitie, solœcismus.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxi. 208 Some maner of speaches..are euer vndecent namely barbarousnesse, incongruitie, ill disposition.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxii. 210 Your next intollerable vice is solecismus or incongruitie..that is by misusing the Grammaticall rules to be obserued in cases, genders, tenses and such like.

1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. xv. 199 I have found my schollars to misse most in these... Incongruity in their Concords.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	incongruity
释义	incongruityn. /ɪnkənˈɡruːɪti/ Etymology: < medieval Latin incongruitās, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + congruitās congruity n.: compare French incongruité (1529 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter) perhaps the immediate source. The quality, condition, or fact of being incongruous; an instance of this. 1. a. Disagreement in character or qualities; want of accordance or harmony; discrepancy, inconsistency. (Now often with some colour of sense 2.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [noun] discordance1340 variancec1374 discorda1387 disconvenience?a1425 unsuingc1425 disaccordancec1436 unaccordancec1449 inconveniencec1460 discrepancea1464 difformness1547 disagreeance1548 disagreeing1548 jar1548 disagreement1551 disagreeableness1570 dissonancy1584 discordancy1587 discoherencea1600 disconveniency1601 disharmonya1602 dissent1603 dissonancea1604 incongruency1604 incongruence1610 incongruity1612 discongruity1624 inconformity1625 discorrespondencya1641 inconsonancy1650 inconsistence1651 dissidy1657 unagreeableness1658 discomposure1659 disconsonancy1659 uncorrespondency1659 inconveniency1662 unconsonancy1665 incorrespondence1667 oddness1680 inconsistency1699 incongruousness1727 irreconcilementa1737 discrepancy1748 incoincidence?1798 inaccordance1808 inconsonance1811 inaccordancy1817 incorrespondency1817 cacophony1831 divergence1837 disaccord1871 1612 Ld. Rochester in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. III. 229 That incongruity betwixt your Highnes age and hirs is one inconvenience which neither syde can help. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 149 We have tried Oyl and Water, and no Motion at all was perceived, for the same reason of incongruity. 1672 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd i. 269 Never was there such Incongruity and Nonconformity in their furniture. 1705 F. Fuller Medicina Gymnastica App. 262 I have often..admir'd the Incongruity of the Circumstances of Humane Life. 1807 A. Rees Cycl. at Congruity Incongruity denotes an unfitness of their surfaces for joining together. Thus quicksilver will unite with gold..but will roll off from wood. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. vii. 72 The quaint incongruity of the priestly and the lay elements in his speech. b. (with plural) An instance or point of disagreement; a discrepancy, an inconsistency. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [noun] > instance of inconvenientc1374 variament1491 contrariety1532 discord1533 incongruitya1610 a1610 J. Healey tr. Epictetus Manuall (1636) Ep. Ded. In extenuation of so many incongruities. a1720 J. Sheffield Wks. (1753) II. 112 We ought to believe it well and wisely done, whatever incongruities may appear in it. 1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. 43 There we find no contradictions, no incongruities, but all is harmony. 1868 A. Bain Mental & Moral Sci. 315 The most commonly assigned cause of the Ludicrous is Incongruity; but all incongruities are not ludicrous. 2. a. Want of accordance with what is reasonable or fitting; unsuitableness, inappropriateness, absurdity. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] wantonnessc1405 absurdity1529 monstruousness1545 impertinency1573 ridiculousness1573 monstrousness1574 absurd1581 absurdness1582 incongruity1597 fancy1598 delirium1599 monstruosity1604 absurdum1606 foppishness1611 impertinence1616 nonsense1630 impertinentness1645 irrationality1647 monstrosity1651 nonsensicality1652 ridicule1668 ridicule1672 nonsensicalness1674 maggotry1706 preposterousness1727 zanyship1766 ridiculosity1773 drollness1823 stultification1832 nonsensity1834 farcicality1849 cockeyedness1858 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [noun] inconvenience1413 uncompetence?1541 unaptness1548 improperty1555 unaptness1557 unproperness1561 impertinency1573 unmeetness1574 disagreement1580 unfitnessa1586 unsuitablenessa1586 incongruity1597 inconvenientness1600 improperness1612 indispositiona1613 insuitability1612 ineptitude1615 impertinence1616 inconcinnity1616 infelicity1617 unbeseemingness1623 ineptness1633 impertinentness1645 incompatibility1659 incompetibilitya1660 disaccommodationa1676 indecorousness1681 indisposednessa1684 inaptitudea1688 impropriety1697 wrongness1726 ineligibility1795 inaptness1814 unsuitability1814 unappropriateness1838 unadaptedness1846 inappropriateness1847 unfittingness1861 unbefittingness1865 ineligibleness1881 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. xx. 35 As if they who abolish legends could not without incongruitie reteine..Homilies. 1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness vi. ii. 218 To shew there is no incongruity nor inconvenience in it. 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Incongruity,..Figuratively said of Faults committed against Civility, against Decency, and the received Customs of the World. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 92. ⁋1 Without incongruity..we cannot speak of geometrical beauty. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 130 He felt no incongruity in the veteran..correcting the youthful Socrates. 1877 W. Black Green Pastures xxiv She thought it arose from a sarcastic appreciation of the incongruity of his presence there. b. (with plural) An instance of such disagreement; an inappropriate matter; an absurdity. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] > instance of follyc1300 absurditya1525 mumpsimus1531 trim-tram1533 foppery1546 ridicle1570 fangle1583 delirium1599 monstruosity1601 adox1606 absurd1610 extravagancy1625 incongruitya1626 monstrosity1639 extravagant1644 extravagance1650 ridiculea1658 fadoodlea1670 ridiculous1674 irrationalitya1680 ridiculosity1773 whimsy-whamsy1807 absurdism1815 nonsensity1834 nonsensical1842 nonsensicalitya1850 fandango1856 fandangle1880 bollock1919 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > unsuitability or inappropriateness > [noun] > instance of impertinency1588 impertinence1603 solecism1603 incongruitya1626 unfitness1645 misfit1823 malapropos1854 a1626 L. Andrewes Serm. (1856) I. 333 How great, gross, and foul an incongruity it is to pour out ourselves into sin..when we go forth to correct sin. 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 1 The incongruities committed by many undertakers of Buildings. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. xlv. 92 The only expedient I know..is to lay hold of some incongruity he has uttered. 1882 A. Macfarlane Consanguinity 16 There was an incongruity in using the two phrases as equivalent. 3. Want of harmony of parts or elements; want of self-consistency; incoherence. Also (with plural) something incoherent or not self-consistent. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > [noun] > inconsistency or contradiction > want of self-consistency incongruitya1532 self-inconsistency1655 a1532 Remedie of Love 2 This werke who so shal see or rede Of any incongruitie doe me not impeche. 1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (ii. 10) i. 181 In this there is no great incongruity. 1729 Bp. J. Butler Serm. Self-deceit in Wks. (1874) II. 122 Hence arises that amazing incongruity, and seeming inconsistency of character. 1823 W. Scott Peveril III. ix. 241 Had Julian been inclined for mirth..he must have smiled at the incongruity of the clerk's apparel. 1876 J. B. Mozley Serm. preached Univ. of Oxf. viii. 179 The whole story is one grand incongruity; a splendid illusion. †4. Grammar. Violation of the rules of grammatical agreement; grammatical incorrectness; solecism. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [noun] > error in grammar > error of concord incongruity1574 solecism1699 1574 J. Baret Aluearie I 81 Incongruitie, solœcismus. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxi. 208 Some maner of speaches..are euer vndecent namely barbarousnesse, incongruitie, ill disposition. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xxii. 210 Your next intollerable vice is solecismus or incongruitie..that is by misusing the Grammaticall rules to be obserued in cases, genders, tenses and such like. 1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. xv. 199 I have found my schollars to misse most in these... Incongruity in their Concords. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1532
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