abnormity

American  

[ab-nawr-mi-tee] / æbˈnɔr mɪ ti /

noun

plural

abnormities

1. an abnormal condition, quality, etc.; abnormality; irregularity.

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Etymology

Origin of abnormity

1725–35; < Late Latin abnormitās, equivalent to abnorm ( is ) ( ab- ab- + norm ( a ) rule, norm + -is adj. suffix) + -itās -ity

Example Sentences

Dr. Langenbeck mentions a family of Silesian peasants who seemed to have an hereditary predisposition to the abnormity known as microcephalism, or small-headedness.

From Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 by Various

And this one—Hermia Challoner, an enthusiast without a mission—a feminine abnormity, half child, half oracle, wholly irresponsible and yet, by the same token, wholly and delightfully human!

From Madcap by Gibbs, George

There is no diabolism about him; for barbaric races, while believing in the existence of hurtful and malicious fiends, have not a sufficiently vivid sense of moral abnormity to form the conception of diabolism.

From Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology by Fiske, John

I'm an animated dollar mark, a financial abnormity, with just about as much chance of being loved for myself alone as a fox in November.

From Madcap by Gibbs, George

Amongst the Birds of Ceylon, the same abnormity is apparent.

From Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon by Tennent, James Emerson, Sir