abnormity

Departure from normal

Abnormity is an uncommon word for abnormality—a deviation from what is normal or expected.

It can refer to the quality of being abnormal or to a specific instance of irregularity: The abnormity of his behavior alarmed his colleagues.

The word sounds more literary or archaic than its commoner cousin abnormality.

anomaly

aberration

Deviation from the norm

irregularityDeparture from standard
deviationDeparture from expected path
outlierDistant data point

mutation · variance · divergence · exception · discrepancy · inconsistency · singularity · nonconformity · rarity · malformation

monstrous

grotesque

Distorted, bizarre figure

hideousExtremely unpleasant to see
freakishStrangely abnormal, disturbing
misshapenAbnormally or poorly formed

deformed · unnatural · ghastly · malformed · disfigured · twisted · warped · mutant · chimera · teratology

eccentric

quirky

Idiosyncratically unusual

idiosyncraticDistinctively individual in nature
unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual

oddball · peculiar · strange · weird · outlandish · bizarre · unusual · curious · singular · erratic

Opposites

conformity to norms

abnormitynormality

State of being typical

normalcy · conformity · regularity · typicality · ordinariness

regularity of form or structure

abnormitynormality

State of being typical

regularity · normalcy · well-formedness · proper form · symmetry

Family

normal, norm, abnormal, abnormality, abnormally, abnormalities, abnormals

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