abnormity C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /æbˈnɔrmɪti/ UK /æbˈnɔːmɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a departure from the normal; an abnormality or monstrosity The specimen's abnormity puzzled even the seasoned naturalist. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a departure from the... abnormalityanomalymonstrosityirregularitydeformityaberration ↔ Opposites normalityregularityconformity Word family Related forms abnormalabnormalityabnormalism Etymology AI details From Latin abnormitās ('irregularity'), from abnormis ('deviating from a rule'), from ab- ('away from') + norma ('rule, standard'). abnormitās Latin norma Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown