aberrant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /æˈbɛɹənt/ UK /æˈbɛɹənt/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
departing from an accepted standard or normal type

The scientists noted the cell's aberrant behavior.

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Synonyms

1 adj · departing from an accepted... abnormal deviant anomalous atypical irregular divergent errant

Opposites

normal typical standard conventional regular conforming

Word family

Derived forms aberranceaberrancyaberrantly

Related forms aberration errant err

Etymology

From Latin aberrāns, present participle of aberrāre ('to wander away, go astray'), from ab- ('away') + errāre ('to wander, stray').

aberrāre Latin errāre Latin *ers- Proto-Indo-European

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# aberrant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** æˈbɛɹənt
**IPA (UK):** æˈbɛɹənt

## Meanings
1. departing from an accepted standard or normal type

## Examples
- The scientists noted the cell's aberrant behavior.

## Synonyms
- abnormal
- deviant
- anomalous
- atypical
- irregular
- divergent
- errant

## Antonyms
- normal
- typical
- standard
- conventional
- regular
- conforming

## Derived Forms
- aberrance
- aberrancy
- aberrantly

## Related Forms
- aberration
- errant
- err

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aberrāre
- Root: errāre
- Root: *ers-

## Etymology
From Latin aberrāns, present participle of aberrāre ('to wander away, go astray'), from ab- ('away') + errāre ('to wander, stray').

## AI Etymology
Aberrant is from Latin aberrāns, present participle of aberrāre ('to wander away, go astray'), from ab- ('away') + errāre ('to wander, stray'). In present-day use, it means departing from an accepted standard or normal type. Derived formations include aberrance, aberrancy, and aberrantly. Related vocabulary includes aberration, errant, and err.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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