incongruousness
State of clashing
Incongruousness is the quality of not fitting together or seeming out of place—the state of being incongruous.
The incongruousness of a tuxedo at a beach barbecue made everyone stare.
The word emphasizes the jarring effect of mismatched elements, whether in logic, style, or situation.
Incongruity is more common.
Violent disagreement or collision
- discordLack of agreement
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- conflictOpposition between parties
- mismatchIncompatible combination
incompatibility · inconsistency · contradiction · tension · friction · variance · opposition · misalignment
Something unusual or unexpected
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- irregularityDeparture from standard
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
outlier · quirk · exception · abnormality · strangeness · singularity · eccentricity · unusualness
clash
Violent disagreement or collision
- discordLack of agreement
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- conflictOpposition between parties
mismatch · incompatibility · inconsistency · contradiction · tension · friction · variance · opposition · misalignment · incoherence
oddity
Something unusual or unexpected
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- irregularityDeparture from standard
- deviationDeparture from expected path
peculiarity · outlier · quirk · exception · abnormality · strangeness · singularity · eccentricity · unusualness · rarity
incongruousnesscongruousness
State of agreement
congruity · congruence · harmony · compatibility · consistency
incongruousnessconsistency
Reliable adherence to standards
congruity · conformity · coherence · logic · alignment
incongruousnessappropriateness
Quality of being suitable
suitability · fittingness · aptness · seemliness · propriety
congruence, congruent, incongruous, congruity, incongruity, incongruent, congruous, incongruously, incongruence