aberrant C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /æˈbɛɹənt/ UK /æˈbɛɹənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj departing from an accepted standard or normal type The scientists noted the cell's aberrant behavior. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · departing from an accepted... abnormaldeviantanomalousatypicalirregulardivergenterrant ↔ Opposites normaltypicalstandardconventionalregularconforming Word family Derived forms aberranceaberrancyaberrantly Related forms aberrationerranterr Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown