abnormity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /æbˈnɔrmɪti/ UK /æbˈnɔːmɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a departure from the normal; an abnormality or monstrosity

The specimen's abnormity puzzled even the seasoned naturalist.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a departure from the... abnormality anomaly monstrosity irregularity deformity aberration

Opposites

normality regularity conformity

Word family

Related forms abnormal abnormality abnormalism

Etymology

From Latin abnormitās ('irregularity'), from abnormis ('deviating from a rule'), from ab- ('away from') + norma ('rule, standard').

abnormitās Latin norma Latin

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# abnormity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /æbˈnɔrmɪti/
**IPA (UK):** /æbˈnɔːmɪti/

## Meanings
1. a departure from the normal; an abnormality or monstrosity

## Examples
- The specimen's abnormity puzzled even the seasoned naturalist.

## Synonyms
- abnormality
- anomaly
- monstrosity
- irregularity
- deformity
- aberration

## Antonyms
- normality
- regularity
- conformity

## Related Forms
- abnormal
- abnormality
- abnormalism

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: abnormitās
- Root: norma

## Etymology
From Latin abnormitās ('irregularity'), from abnormis ('deviating from a rule'), from ab- ('away from') + norma ('rule, standard').

## AI Etymology
Abnormity is from Latin abnormitās ('irregularity'), from abnormis ('deviating from a rule'), from ab- ('away from') + norma ('rule, standard'). Important recorded forms include abnormitās (Latin) and norma (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a departure from the normal; an abnormality or monstrosity. The wider family includes related words such as abnormal, abnormality, and abnormalism.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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