abnormity
English
Etymology
From Late Latin abnormitas, from Latin abnormis (“irregular, abnormal”), from ab + norm (“rule, pattern”). See also abnormous.
Pronunciation
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Noun
abnormity (countable and uncountable, plural abnormities)
- (rare) Alternative form of abnormality [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
- A monstrosity [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
Synonyms
- (abnormality—state of being abnormal): abnormality, weirdness; see also Thesaurus:strangeness
- (abnormality—something that is abnormal): aberrant; outlier; see also Thesaurus:anomaly
Translations
departure from the ordinary type
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abnormity”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.