different between abhorrent vs abhorrency

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abhorr?ns, abhorr?ntis, present active participle of abhorre? (“abhor”). Equivalent to abhor +? -ent.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /æb?(h)??.?nt/, /?b?(h)??.?nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æb?h??.?nt/, /æb?h??.?nt/

Adjective

abhorrent (comparative more abhorrent, superlative most abhorrent)

1. (archaic) Inconsistent with, or far removed from, something; strongly opposed [Late 16^th century.]
2. Contrary to something; discordant. [Mid 17^th century.]
3. Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing. [Mid 18^th century.]
4. Detestable or repugnant. [Early 19^th century.]

Usage notes

• Nouns to which abhorrent is often applied: behavior, act, crime, practice, thing.
• (opposed): abhorrent is typically followed by from.
• (contrary): abhorrent is followed by to.

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Further reading

• abhorrent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• abhorrent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• abhorrent at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• earthborn

French

Verb

abhorrent

1. third-person plural present indicative of abhorrer
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of abhorrer

Latin

Verb

abhorrent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of abhorre?

English

Etymology

abhorrence +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??b???nsi/

Noun

abhorrency (plural abhorrencies)

1. (obsolete) Aberrancy. [Attested only in the late 16^th century.]
2. (obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence. [Attested from the early 17^th century until the early 18^th century.]
3. (obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing. [Attested only in the early 18^th century.]

Related terms

• abhor
• abhorred
• abhorrence
• abhorrent
• abhorrently
• abhorrer
• abhorrible
• abhorring

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