irregularity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a deviation from what is... anomaly aberration deviation abnormality unevenness inconsistency

Opposites

regularity uniformity consistency

Word family

Related forms irregular regular regularity

Etymology

From Old French irregularite, from Medieval Latin irregularitas, from irregularis 'irregular', from in- 'not' plus regularis 'regular', from regula 'rule'.

irregularis Latin regula Latin

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# 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
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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