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- [dee-vee-uh nt]
- /ˈdi vi ənt/
- /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dee-vee-uh nt]
- /ˈdi vi ənt/
Definitions of deviant word
- adjective deviant Deviant behaviour or thinking is different from what people normally consider to be acceptable. 3
- countable noun deviant A deviant is someone whose behaviour or beliefs are different from what people normally consider to be acceptable. 3
- adjective deviant deviating, as from what is considered acceptable behaviour 3
- noun deviant a person whose behaviour, esp sexual behaviour, deviates from what is considered to be acceptable 3
- adjective deviant deviating, esp. from what is considered normal in a group or for a society 3
- noun deviant a person whose behavior is deviant 3
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Origin of deviant
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Late Latin dēviant- (stem of dēviāns, present participle of dēviāre to deviate), equivalent to Latin dē- de- + vi(a) road, way + -ant- -ant
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Parts of speech for Deviant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
deviant popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
deviant usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deviant
adj deviant
- bent — Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- variant — tending to change or alter; exhibiting variety or diversity; varying: variant shades of color.
- queer — strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a queer notion of justice.
- weird — involving or suggesting the supernatural; unearthly or uncanny: a weird sound; weird lights.
adjective deviant
- different — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
- nonstandard — not standard.
- out of the ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- unusual — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
- unexpected — not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.
noun deviant
- mutation — Biology. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
- sleaze — a contemptible or vulgar person.
- sleazeball — a sleazy person; sleaze.
- slimeball — thin, glutinous mud.
- debauchee — a man who leads a life of reckless drinking, promiscuity, and self-indulgence
Antonyms for deviant
adj deviant
- usual — habitual or customary: her usual skill.
- standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- regular — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
- normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- same — identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: This street is the same one we were on yesterday.
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