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incongruousness n. 不调和 不调和 incongruousness n 1: the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate [ synonym: { incongruity}, { incongruousness}] [ ant: { congruence}, { congruity}, { congruousness}] Incongruous \ In* con" gru* ous\, a. [ L. incongruus. See { In-} not, and { Congruous}.] Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; as, an incongruous remark; incongruous behavior, action, dress, etc. " Incongruous mixtures of opinions." -- I. Taylor. " Made up of incongruous parts." -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or suitableness of which the taste and experience of men takes cognizance. -- C. J. Smith. [ 1913 Webster] { Incongruous numbers} ( Arith.), two numbers, which, with respect to a third, are such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder, the two numbers being said to be incongruous with respect to the third; as, twenty and twenty- five are incongruous with respect to four. Syn: Inconsistent; unsuitable; inharmonious; disagreeing; absurd; inappropriate; unfit; improper. See { Inconsistent}. -- { In* con" gru* ous* ly}, adv. -- { In* con" gru* ous* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster]
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