deviant

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English

Etymology

From Middle English devyaunt (“deviating, different”), from Late Latin dēviāns, present participle of dēviō (“to stray, deviate or detour”). The noun is from the adjective, possibly attested in Middle English with the meaning “one who goes astray”.

• (DeviantArt member): So called because the website was originally for people who modified (deviated) computer applications.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/

Adjective

deviant (comparative more deviant, superlative most deviant)

1. Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

Translations

Noun

deviant (plural deviants)

1. A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.

2. A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.

4. (Internet) A member of the online art community DeviantArt.

   Alternative form: Deviant

Synonyms

• (person who deviates): heteroclite, nonconformist; see also Thesaurus:maverick
• (thing that deviates): abnormality, irregularity, outlier; see also Thesaurus:anomaly

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Derived terms

See also

Not to be confused with defiant.

References

• Random House Webster’s Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.

Anagrams

• nivated

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin devians.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɛvɪjant]
• Hyphenation: de‧vi‧ant

Noun

deviant m anim (female equivalent deviantka)

1. deviant

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• “deviant”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “deviant”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin devians.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [deˈvi̯ant]
• Hyphenation: de‧vi‧ant

Adjective

deviant (strong nominative masculine singular devianter, comparative devianter, superlative am deviantesten)

1. (sociology, psychology) deviant

Declension

Further reading

• “deviant” in Duden online
• “deviant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Verb

dēviant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of dēviō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French déviant.

Adjective

deviant m or n (feminine singular deviantă, masculine plural devianți, feminine and neuter plural deviante)

1. deviant

Declension