different between abnormity vs abnormality

English

Etymology

abnorm(al) +? -ity, from Late Latin abnormitas, from Latin abnormis (“irregular, abnormal”), from ab + norm (“rule, pattern”). See also abnormous.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æb?n??.m?.ti/

Noun

abnormity (countable and uncountable, plural abnormities)

1. (rare) Alternative form of abnormality [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]
2. A monstrosity [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]

Synonyms

• (abnormality—state of being abnormal): abnormality, weirdness; see also Thesaurus:strangeness
• (abnormality—something that is abnormal): aberrant; outlier; see also Thesaurus:anomaly

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English

Etymology

abnormal +? -ity

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æb?n???mæl.?t.i/, /?æb?n???mæl.?t.i/, /?æb?n??mæl.?t.i/, /?æb?n??mæl.?t.i/

Noun

abnormality (countable and uncountable, plural abnormalities)

1. The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]
2. Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]

Synonyms

• (state of being abnormal): abnormalcy, anomalousness, enormity, weirdness; see also Thesaurus:strangeness
• (something abnormal): aberrant, deviant, outlier; see also Thesaurus:anomaly

Antonyms

• normality

Related terms

• abnormalcy
• abnormalism
• abnormity

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