incongruities — incongruous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ out of place. DERIVATIVES incongruity noun (pl. incongruities) incongruously adverb … English terms dictionary
incongruities — in·con·gru·i·ty || ‚ɪnkÉ™n gruËÉ™tɪ n. inconsistency; lack of harmony; unsuitability, quality of being inappropriate … English contemporary dictionary
incongruity — [[t]ɪ̱nkɒŋgru͟ːɪti[/t]] incongruities N VAR: oft N of n The incongruity of something is its strangeness when considered together with other aspects of a situation. [FORMAL] She smiled at the incongruity of the question. ...the almost absurd… … English dictionary
wit — n 1 intelligence, brain, *mind, intellect, soul, psyche Analogous words: *reason, understanding, intuition: comprehension, apprehension (see under APPREHEND): sagaciousness or sagacity, perspicaciousness or perspicacity (see corresponding… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Incongruity — In con*gru i*ty, n.; pl. {Incongruities}. [Pref. in not + congruity: cf. F. incongruit[ e].] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being incongruous; lack of congruity; unsuitableness; inconsistency; impropriety. [1913 Webster] The fathers… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bizarre — I. adjective Etymology: French, from Italian bizzarro Date: circa 1648 strikingly out of the ordinary: as a. odd, extravagant, or eccentric in style or mode b. involving sensational contrasts or incongruities Synonyms: see fantastic • bizarrely… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Gospel of Barnabas — The Gospel of Barnabas is a book depicting the life of Jesus, and claiming to be by Jesus disciple Barnabas, who in this work is one of the twelve apostles. Two manuscripts are known to have existed, both dated to the late 16th century and… … Wikipedia
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