deviant
Meanings
Plural: deviants
Noun
- a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
- A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
- A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.
- A member of the online art community DeviantArt.
Adjective Satellite
- markedly different from an accepted norm
- "deviant ideas"
Adj
- Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
aberrant, abnormality, anomaly, degenerate, deviate, heteroclite, irregularity, maverick, nonconformist, outlier, pervert
Scrabble Score: 11
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