Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abnormity

/æbˈnɔɹ.mɪ.ti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ab-nor-mi-ty
IPA: /æbˈnɔɹ.mɪ.ti/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of abnormality

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Why do critics—some of them—make such short, smart work,—such cheerful, confident despatch, nowadays, of a story with religion in it, as if it were an abnormity,—a thing with sentence of death in itself, like a calf born with two heads,—that needs not their trouble, save to name it as it is?"
"Abnormity was detected during the flight of the rocket, which blasted off at 7:23 p.m. Sunday from Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern province of Hainan."

Etymology

From abnorm(al) + -ity, from Late Latin abnormitas, from Latin abnormis (“irregular, abnormal”), from ab + norm (“rule, pattern”). See also abnormous.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: abnormitas, abnormis
Suffix: abnormal

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /æbˈnɔɹ.mɪ.ti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

abnormities (plural)

Synonyms

abnormality weirdness aberrant outlier

Questions

How do you pronounce abnormity?: The recorded pronunciation is /æbˈnɔɹ.mɪ.ti/.
What does abnormity mean?: Alternative form of abnormality
Where does abnormity come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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