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ink-ong-GROO-uh-tee/ˌɪnkɒŋˈɡruːəti/

Incongruity is the state of being out of place or inconsistent: the incongruity of a joke in a minute, a glaring incongruity. Inconsistency is the close twin; a crest on a methods page does not fill a cell.

Meaning

The state of being strange because things do not match.

Examples

• “The incongruity between the lobby story and the empty cell is a methods hole.”
• “The incongruity of a crest on the methods page does not fill an n.”
• “Inconsistency is the close twin. Mismatch is everyday. A crest is branding. A cell is a number. Write the number; move the crest to the cover.”

Good to know

Being out of place or inconsistent. Close: inconsistency. A crest ≠ a filled n.

Near in meaning

inconsistency, mismatch

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