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deviant
English
Etymology
From French déviant
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?di?.vi.?nt/
Adjective
deviant (comparative more deviant, superlative most deviant)
- Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.
- At the trial, the extent of his deviant behavior became clear.
Translations
Noun
deviant (plural deviants)
- A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
- A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.
Synonyms
- (person who deviates): heteroclite, nonconformist; see also Thesaurus:maverick
- (thing that deviates): abnormality, irregularity, outlier; see also Thesaurus:anomaly
Translations
See also
Not to be confused with defiant.
References
- Random House Webster’s Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
Anagrams
- nivated
German
Etymology
From Latin devians.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [de?vi?ant]
- Hyphenation: de?vi?ant
Adjective
deviant (comparative devianter, superlative am deviantesten)
- (sociology, psychology) deviant
Declension
Further reading
- “deviant” in Duden online
Latin
Verb
d?viant
- third-person plural present active indicative of d?vi?
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irregular
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French irreguler, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin irr?gul?ris, from in- + regularis, equivalent to ir- +? regular.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?????j?l?/
Adjective
irregular (comparative more irregular, superlative most irregular)
- nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations
- (of a surface) rough
- without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity
- (geometry, of a polygon) not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other)
- (grammar, of a word) not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language
Synonyms
- (nonstandard): abnormal, singular; see also Thesaurus:strange
- (rough): coarse, salebrous; see also Thesaurus:rough
- (without uniformity): unstable, unsteady; see also Thesaurus:unsteady
- (not following the regular patterns of inflection): heteroclite
Antonyms
- regular
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
irregular (plural irregulars)
- A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
- One who does not regularly attend a venue.
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin irr?gul?ris.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /i.r?.?u?la/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /i.re.?u?la?/
Adjective
irregular (masculine and feminine plural irregulars)
- irregular
- Antonym: regular
Derived terms
- irregularment
Related terms
- irregularitat
Further reading
- “irregular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “irregular” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “irregular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “irregular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin irr?gul?ris.
Adjective
irregular m or f (plural irregulares)
- irregular
- Antonym: regular
Related terms
- irregularidade
Further reading
- “irregular” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin irr?gul?ris.
Adjective
irregular m or f (plural irregulares, comparable)
- irregular; nonstandard
- (grammar) irregular (not following an inflectional paradigm)
Antonyms
- regular
Derived terms
- irregularmente
Related terms
- irregularidade
Further reading
- “irregular” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin irr?gul?ris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ire?u?la?/, [i.re.??u?la?]
Adjective
irregular (plural irregulares)
- irregular, uneven, erratic, haphazard
- patchy, spotty, jagged, ragged
- fitful
- (grammar) (of a verb etc.) irregular
- Antonym: regular
Derived terms
- verbo irregular
Related terms
- irregularidad
- regular
Further reading
- “irregular” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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