English

Adjective

aberrant ‎(comparative more aberrant, superlative most aberrant)

1. Differing from the norm. [Attesting from the mid 16^th century until the early 17^th century.]^[3]
2. (sometimes figuratively) Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth. [First attested in the mid 18^th century.]^[3]
3. (botany, zoology) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]^[3]
   • 1859, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of the Species:

     The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

aberrant ‎(plural aberrants)

1. A person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.
2. (biology) A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number.

Translations

References

1. ↑ Aberrant at Dictionary.com
2. ↑ “aberrant” in the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 1974 edition.
3. 1 2 3 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 4

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin aberrant-, stem of aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō ‎(“go astray; err”).

Adjective

aberrant m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural aberrants)

1. aberrant
2. (pathology) aberrant (indicating an organ or other tissue which is not in its expected location)

French

Etymology

From Latin aberrant-, stem of aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō ‎(“go astray; err”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

aberrant m ‎(feminine singular aberrante, masculine plural aberrants, feminine plural aberrantes)

1. aberrant, abnormal or anomalous.
2. (sciences) Which is impossible according to the norms or rules.

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

aberrant ‎(comparative aberranter, superlative am aberrantesten)

1. aberrant

Declension

Latin

Verb

aberrant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of aberrō