discrepant

English

Etymology

From Latin discrepāns, present participle of discrepō (“to differ in sound, differ, disagree”), from dis- (“apart”) + crepō (“to make a noise, crackle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪskɹɪpənt/, /dɪˈskɹɛpənt/

Adjective

discrepant (comparative more discrepant, superlative most discrepant)

1. Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
   • 1671, Ralph Cudworth, The True Intellectual System of the Universe, Chapter 4:

     The Egyptians were doubtless the most singular of all the Pagans, and the most oddly discrepant from the rest in their manner of worship; yet nevertheless, that these also agreed with the rest in those fundamentals of worshipping one supreme and universal Numen […]

   • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 29:

     But the term ‘godlike’ […] becomes exceedingly vague, for many gods have flourished in religious history, and their attributes have been discrepant enough.

Synonyms

• inconsistent
• incompatible
• at variance

Related terms

• discrepancy

Translations

inconsistent, dissimilar

• Finnish: epäjohdonmukainen
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: ellentmondó (hu), eltérő (hu)

Noun

discrepant (plural discrepants)

1. (archaic) A dissident.
   • (Can we date this quote by Jeremy Taylor and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     If you persecute heretics or discrepants, they unite themselves as to a common defence […]

Further reading

• “discrepant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “discrepant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “discrepant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• predicants

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) discrepant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of discrepō