DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
abnormal
Search for:
Mini search box
 
English Dictionary: abnormal by the DICT Development Group
2 results for abnormal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abnormal
adj
  1. not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food"
    Synonym(s): abnormal, unnatural
    Antonym(s): normal
  2. departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development; "they were heartbroken when they learned their child was abnormal"; "an abnormal personality"
    Antonym(s): normal
  3. much greater than the normal; "abnormal profits"; "abnormal ambition"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Abnormal \Ab*nor"mal\, a. [For earlier anormal.F. anormal, LL.
      anormalus for anomalus, Gr. [?]. Confused with L. abnormis.
      See {Anomalous}, {Abnormous}, {Anormal}.]
      Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type;
      anomalous; irregular. [bd]That deviating from the type;
      anomalous; irregular. [b8] --Froude.
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners