aberrance en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /æˈbɛɹ.n̩ts/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈæ.bɛɹ.n̩s/ (US)
Etymology
From aberr (“to stray”), from Latin aberrō (“to wander from the way”) + -ance.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude.
Like Miller, George Lionel married briefly and unsuccessfully, and during the McCarthy era was blacklisted for political aberrance.
1980 August 16, Duncan Mitchel, “Memoirs of a Survivor”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 5, page 14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aberrances | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| aberrancy | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
de Abweichung (state of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude) · ia aberrantia (state of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude) · pt aberrância (state of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude) · nl afdwaling (state of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude) · fi poikkeama (state of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude) · fr aberrance (state of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude) · es aberración (state of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude) · pt aberração (state of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude) · bg отклонение (state of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude) · ro aberanță (state of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude) · nl afwijking (state of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude)