errant C2+ Topic:Education & Learning US /ˈɛrənt/ UK /ˈɛrənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj straying from the proper course or standards; wandering An errant golf ball shattered the greenhouse window. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · straying from the proper... wanderingstrayingrovingroamingdeviantwayward ↔ Opposites dutifulobedientcompliant Word family Derived forms errantryerrantly Related forms errerrorerraticaberrantarrant Etymology AI details From Old French errant, present participle of errer 'to travel, wander', from Latin errare 'to wander, stray' (partly conflated with Latin iterare 'to journey'). errant Old French errare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Education & Learning Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # errant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɛrənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛrənt/ ## Meanings 1. straying from the proper course or standards; wandering ## Examples - An errant golf ball shattered the greenhouse window. ## Synonyms - wandering - straying - roving - roaming - deviant - wayward ## Antonyms - dutiful - obedient - compliant ## Derived Forms - errantry - errantly ## Related Forms - err - error - erratic - aberrant - arrant ## Roots and Affixes - Root: errant - Root: errare ## Etymology From Old French errant, present participle of errer 'to travel, wander', from Latin errare 'to wander, stray' (partly conflated with Latin iterare 'to journey'). ## AI Etymology Errant is from Old French errant, present participle of errer 'to travel, wander', from Latin errare 'to wander, stray' (partly conflated with Latin iterare 'to journey'). Important recorded forms include errant (Old French) and errare (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers straying from the proper course or standards; wandering. The wider family includes derived forms such as errantry and errantly and related words such as err, error, erratic, and aberrant. ## Topics - Education & Learning - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown