Artistic Innovation Terms

noun the state of being incongruous or out of place; lack of harmony or compatibility

adjective incongruous

• The incongruity between the data presented and the conclusions drawn raised doubts about the validity of the study.
• There was a lot of incongruity in their stories, making it hard to know what really happened.
• The incongruity of her outfit was off the charts - she was wearing a formal gown with sneakers!
• The incongruity between her sunny disposition and the storm clouds overhead was a metaphor for her inner turmoil.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. In this case, 'unusual' describes something that is not common or typical.

• The results of the experiment were quite unusual compared to previous studies.
• It's kind of unusual to see him wearing a suit instead of his usual t-shirt.
• That party was so unusual, I've never seen anything like it before.
• His choice of words was quite unusual, it really caught me off guard.