aberrant
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aberrant
- /əˈbɛɹ.ənt/ UK
- /ˈæb.ə.ɹənt/ UK
- /əˈbɛɹ.ənt/ Canada, US
- /ˈæb.ə.ɹənt/ Canada, US
- /əˈbeɹ.ənt/ Australia
- /ˈæb.ə.ɹənt/ Australia
Where it comes from
From Latin aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”), from ab (“from”) + errō (“to wander”). See aberr.
adjective more aberrant · most aberrant
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Differing from the norm.
Similar: abnormal, exceptional, unusual, aberrant, alien, anomalous, as queer as Dick's hatband, bizarre, booky, curious, deviant, discrepant · Opposite: normal, regular, true, average, medial, basic, bog-standard, common, commonplace, common-and-garden, common-or-garden, congruent
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Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth.
Similar: devious, errant, immoral, aberrant, corrupt, corrupted, depraved, lost, dirty-handed, dissolute, effete, questionable · Opposite: correct, right, straight, chaste, continent, upstanding, delicate, decent, decorous, desertful, deserving, dutiful
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Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.
The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.
Opposite: continuous
noun aberrants
- A person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.
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A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number.
Also I think other birders realise you are struggling a bit when you start talking about aberrants[.]
Similar: deviant
Similar: freak
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noun
Similar: freak
Translations
Every language
adj deviating from the norm
| Español | aberrante |
|---|---|
| Português | aberrante |
| Français | aberrant |
| Italiano | aberrante |
| Română | aberant |
| العربية | شاذّ šāḏḏ |
adj straying from the right way
| Español | aberrante, anormal |
|---|---|
| Português | aberrante |
| Français | aberrant |
| Deutsch | aberrante |
| Italiano | aberrante |
| Română | aberant |
| Русский | сби́вшийся с пути́ sbívšijsja s putí |
| Tiếng Việt | lầm lạc |
| العربية | ضالّ ḍāll |
adj deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal
| Español | anómalo, atípico |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 畸變 /畸变 jībiàn |
| Português | aberrante |
| Italiano | aberrante |
| Русский | отклоня́ющийся от но́рмы otklonjájuščijsja ot nórmy, аберра́нтный aberrántnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | khác thường |
| العربية | زائِغ zāʔiḡ |
noun person wandering from the rest of the group
| Deutsch | Abweichler m/Abweichlerin, Abtrünniger m/Abtrünnige |
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