anomaly

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /əˈnɑːməli/ UK /əˈnɒməli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
something that deviates from the normal or expected

The reading was an anomaly the scientists could not explain.

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Synonyms

1 noun · something that deviates... aberration irregularity abnormality deviation oddity exception anomalousness

Opposites

norm regularity conformity standard

Word family

Derived forms anomalousanomalistic

Related forms anomalous

Etymology

From Latin anomalia, from Ancient Greek anomalia ('unevenness'), from anomalos ('uneven, irregular'), from an- ('not') + homalos ('even'), from homos ('same').

anomalia Ancient Greek homalos Ancient Greek homos Ancient Greek

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# anomaly

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

## Meanings
1. something that deviates from the normal or expected

## Examples
- The reading was an anomaly the scientists could not explain.

## Synonyms
- aberration
- irregularity
- abnormality
- deviation
- oddity
- exception
- anomalousness

## Antonyms
- norm
- regularity
- conformity
- standard

## Derived Forms
- anomalous
- anomalistic

## Related Forms
- anomalous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: anomalia
- Root: homalos
- Root: homos

## Etymology
From Latin anomalia, from Ancient Greek anomalia ('unevenness'), from anomalos ('uneven, irregular'), from an- ('not') + homalos ('even'), from homos ('same').

## AI Etymology
Anomaly is from Latin anomalia, from Ancient Greek anomalia ('unevenness'), from anomalos ('uneven, irregular'), from an- ('not') + homalos ('even'), from homos ('same'). Important recorded forms include anomalia (Ancient Greek), homalos (Ancient Greek), and homos (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers something that deviates from the normal or expected. The wider family includes derived forms such as anomalous and anomalistic and related words such as anomalous.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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