Definition of Incongruence

1. n. Want of congruence; incongruity.

Definition of Incongruence

1. Noun. a want of congruence; incongruity. ¹

2. Noun. out of place, absurd ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Incongruence

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Incongruence

incondensible
incondign
incondite
inconditional
inconditionate
inconducive
inconform
inconformable
inconformities
inconformity
inconfused
inconfusion
inconfutable
incongealable
incongenial
incongruence (current term)
incongruences
incongruent
incongruent nystagmus
incongruently
incongruities
incongruity
incongruous
incongruous hemianopia
incongruously
incongruousness
incongruousnesses
inconie
inconjunct
inconjuncts

Literary usage of Incongruence

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal (1886)
"incongruence of the Retinae a Frequent Cause of Strabismus.—The only theory which will satisfactorily explain the unphysiological behavior of the images in ..."

2. The German Language: Outlines of Its Development by Tobias Johann Casjen Diekhoff (1914)
"incongruence in Gender § 456. Construction According to Sense. Neuter nouns denoting persons are frequently referred to by pronouns in agreement not with ..."

3. On the Pathogeny of Squint by Franciscus Cornelis Donders (1864)
"He compares this case with another of true incongruence of the ... If, therefore, I cannot admit that any other forms of incongruence of the retinae are ..."

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