irregularity C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪˌrɛɡjəˈlærəti/ UK /ɪˌrɛɡjʊˈlærəti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a deviation from what is normal, regular, or lawful Auditors uncovered several irregularities in the accounts. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a deviation from what is... anomalyaberrationdeviationabnormalityunevennessinconsistency ↔ Opposites regularityuniformityconsistency Word family Related forms irregularregularregularity Etymology AI details From Old French irregularite, from Medieval Latin irregularitas, from irregularis 'irregular', from in- 'not' plus regularis 'regular', from regula 'rule'. irregularis Latin regula Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # irregularity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪˌrɛɡjəˈlærəti/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˌrɛɡjʊˈlærəti/ ## Meanings 1. a deviation from what is normal, regular, or lawful ## Examples - Auditors uncovered several irregularities in the accounts. ## Synonyms - anomaly - aberration - deviation - abnormality - unevenness - inconsistency ## Antonyms - regularity - uniformity - consistency ## Related Forms - irregular - regular - regularity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: irregularis - Root: regula ## Etymology From Old French irregularite, from Medieval Latin irregularitas, from irregularis 'irregular', from in- 'not' plus regularis 'regular', from regula 'rule'. ## AI Etymology Irregularity is from Old French irregularite, from Medieval Latin irregularitas, from irregularis 'irregular', from in- 'not' plus regularis 'regular', from regula 'rule'. In present-day use, it means a deviation from what is normal, regular, or lawful. Related vocabulary includes irregular, regular, and regularity. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown