irregularity

[ ih-reg-yuh-lar-i-tee ]

/ ɪˌrɛg yəˈlær ɪ ti /

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noun, plural ir·reg·u·lar·i·ties for 2, 3.

the quality or state of being irregular.

something irregular.

a breach of rules, customs, etiquette, morality, etc.

occasional mild constipation.

Origin of irregularity

1275–1325; Middle English irregularite <Old French <Medieval Latin irrēgulāritās. See ir-², regularity

Words nearby irregularity

irregular astigmatism, irregular bone, irregular dentin, irregular flower, irregular galaxy, irregularity, irregular variable, irregular verb, irrelative, irrelevance, irrelevancy

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Example sentences from the Web for irregularity

When the spotlight shines on their lives, the glare makes every irregularity evident.
Whistleblowers Are Weird|Megan McArdle|June 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The whole peninsula was sprawled out in all its irregularity, with its still green slopes ending abruptly at the dark cliffs.
Australia in Arms|Phillip F.E. Schuler
The pupils therefore walked irregularly, the irregularity being prescribed.
Catharine Furze|Mark Rutherford
The idleness and irregularity of children in school often depends more on accidental circumstances than on character.
The Teacher|Jacob Abbott

Mrs. Devereux's idea of irregularity was that it absorbed the devoted victim, kept her aghast.
Rest Harrow|Maurice Hewlett
Attorney Brennen asked to have the indictment quashed on the ground of an irregularity in the drawing of the grand jury panel.
Homestead|Arthur G. Burgoyne

British Dictionary definitions for irregularity

irregularity

/ (ɪˌrɛɡjʊˈlærɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state or quality of being irregular

something irregular, such as a bump in a smooth surface

a breach of a convention or normal procedure

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单词	irregularity
释义	irregularity [ ih-reg-yuh-lar-i-tee ] / ɪˌrɛg yəˈlær ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR irregularity ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ir·reg·u·lar·i·ties for 2, 3. the quality or state of being irregular. something irregular. a breach of rules, customs, etiquette, morality, etc. occasional mild constipation. Origin of irregularity 1275–1325; Middle English irregularite <Old French <Medieval Latin irrēgulāritās. See ir-², regularity Words nearby irregularity irregular astigmatism, irregular bone, irregular dentin, irregular flower, irregular galaxy, irregularity, irregular variable, irregular verb, irrelative, irrelevance, irrelevancy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for irregularity When the spotlight shines on their lives, the glare makes every irregularity evident. Whistleblowers Are Weird\|Megan McArdle\|June 10, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The whole peninsula was sprawled out in all its irregularity, with its still green slopes ending abruptly at the dark cliffs. Australia in Arms\|Phillip F.E. Schuler The pupils therefore walked irregularly, the irregularity being prescribed. Catharine Furze\|Mark Rutherford The idleness and irregularity of children in school often depends more on accidental circumstances than on character. The Teacher\|Jacob Abbott Mrs. Devereux's idea of irregularity was that it absorbed the devoted victim, kept her aghast. Rest Harrow\|Maurice Hewlett Attorney Brennen asked to have the indictment quashed on the ground of an irregularity in the drawing of the grand jury panel. Homestead\|Arthur G. Burgoyne British Dictionary definitions for irregularity irregularity / (ɪˌrɛɡjʊˈlærɪtɪ) / noun plural -ties the state or quality of being irregular something irregular, such as a bump in a smooth surface a breach of a convention or normal procedure Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to irregularity flaw, inconsistency, distortion, malfunction, abnormality, anomaly, violation, breach, infringement, crime, deviation, aberration, bump, shift, hump, uncertainty, stop, imperfection, variation, dent
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irregularity

noun, plural ir·reg·u·lar·i·ties for 2, 3.

Origin of irregularity

Words nearby irregularity

Example sentences from the Web for irregularity

British Dictionary definitions for irregularity

noun plural -ties

Words related to irregularity