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in⋅con⋅gru⋅i⋅ty

  [in-kuhn-groo-i-tee, -kuhng-]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. the quality or condition of being incongruous.
2. something incongruous.
Origin:
1525–35; < LL incongruitās. See in- 3 , congruity
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in·con·gru·i·ty   (ĭn'kŏn-grōō'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. in·con·gru·i·ties
  1. Lack of congruence.
  2. The state or quality of being incongruous.
  3. Something incongruous.
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Incongruity

In`con*gru"i*ty\, n.; pl. Incongruities. [Pref. in- not + congruity: cf. F. incongruit['e].]

1. The quality or state of being incongruous; want 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. --Bp. Stillingfleet.

2. Disagreement of parts; want of symmetry or of harmony. [Obs.]

3. That which is incongruous; want of congruity.
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