deviant

== 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) Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === deviant (plural deviants) A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior. A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern. (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 ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === === See also === Not to be confused with defiant or devious. === 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) 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) (sociology, psychology) deviant ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “deviant” in Duden online “deviant”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German) == Latin == === Verb === dēviant 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/neuter plural deviante) deviant ==== Declension ====