incongruousness

noun

Definition of incongruousnessnext
as in incongruity

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  1. incongruity
  2. inconsistency
  3. incongruence
  4. incompatibility
Noun
  • The incongruity between Tropicana’s decent home run but low fly ball park factor is nothing new.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The contrasts didn’t hit him all at once, but more slowly — an accumulation of incongruities that built up over time.
    Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of incongruity
Noun
  • The Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation also revealed inconsistencies in Sparre's alibi.
    Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Here are the three ways people try to balance inconsistency in relationships, and what drives them, according to the study.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of inconsistency
Noun
  • The tricky room of architectural incongruences also features a brass bed by Worthen, a wall of smoked mirror with rosettes to enhance the natural light, and Romo curtains.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In doing all this, a confederation would resolve thorny questions arising from the incongruence between citizenship, nationhood, and statehood as well as between demography, nationality, and sovereignty.
    Omar M. Dajani, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of incongruence
Noun
  • Mitter perceives deeper incompatibilities between Beijing and Washington.
    Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The damaging results of improper software rollouts are multifold, but here are some common examples: Fragmentation And Inconsistency Updates can be deployed inconsistently across devices without proper testing and staging, leading to version fragmentation, software incompatibility and more.
    Yadhu Gopalan, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of incompatibility
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