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- pronunciation:
na
m
lihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
differing from the norm, standard, or common type or rule; abnormal.
Before the changes were made at the school, such high test scores had been anomalous.- synonyms:
- aberrant, abnormal, anomalistic, deviant, odd, unnatural
- antonyms:
- normal
- similar words:
- curious, deviate, different, divergent, eccentric, erratic, exceptional, offbeat, queer, singular, strange, uncommon, unconventional, unusual
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| definition 2: |
inconsistent or incongruous.
- synonyms:
- contradictory, irregular
- antonyms:
- typical
- similar words:
- contrary, freak, variable
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| related words: |
irregular, peculiar |
adverb + (adj.)anomalous
culturally, highly, instead, seemingly, somewhat, truly
(adj.)anomalous
+ adverb
indeed
(adj.)anomalous
+ noun
affair,
artifact,
behavior,
character,
cognition,
connection,
data,
density,
detail,
diffraction,
effect,
event,
experience,
feature,
finding,
gene,
nerve,
object,
pattern,
peak,
period,
phenomenon,
position,
pulsar,
reading,
result,
return,
scatterer,
scattering,
sighting,
situation,
status,
structure,
trauma,
twin,
variation,
x-ray
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| derivations: |
anomalously (adv.), anomalousness (n.) |
The word anomalous
contains the following parts:
a-1, an-1
Greek
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
Words prefixed with a-1, an-1 are nouns and adjectives. Some are loanwords from Greek (amorphous
, atrophy
). Others are English formations, which may attach the prefix to English words of Latin origin (asocial
, amoral
) or Greek origin (apolitical). The form a-1 is used before bases beginning with a consonant, while an-1 is used before bases beginning with a vowel.
Example words:
abiogenesis, abiotic, abranchiate, abysmal, abyss, achene, achromatic, achromic, adiabatic, agnostic, alexia, amenorrhea, amethyst, ametropia, amnesia, amnesty, amoral, amorphous, anaemia, anaerobe, anaerobic, analgesia, analgesic, anarchy, anecdote, anemia, aneroid, anesthesia, anesthesiology, anodyne, anomalous, anomaly, anomie, anonym, anonymous, anorexia, anoxia, anuria, apathy, aperiodic, apetalous, aphasia, aplastic anemia, apraxia, apterous, apteryx, arrhythmia, aseptic, asexual, asocial, asphyxia, astatine, asthenia, astigmatism, asymmetry, asymptote, ataractic, ataxia, atheist, atom, atonal, atrophy, avitaminosis, azygous, neurasthenia
homo, homeo, omal
Greek
root
that means one, same
Example words:
anomalous, anomaly, homeopathy, homeostasis, homoeroticism, homogeneous, homogenize, homogenous, homograph, homologous, homology, homomorphism, homonym, homophile, homophobia, homophone, homophonic, homopterous, homosexual
- synonyms:
- iso-
- antonyms:
- ali, allo, all, hetero
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
adventurous, ambiguous, amorous, amorphous, anadromous, androgynous, anomalous, apetalous, apocarpous, apterous, aqueous, atrocious, auspicious, avaricious, azygous, captious, carnivorous, chromous, coterminous, covetous, curious, delicious, diadromous, diaphanous, dicephalous, dioecious, disingenuous, egregious, endogenous, enormous, epigynous, euphonious, extemporaneous, ferocious, fortuitous, generous, glorious, gracious, gregarious, heterogamous, heterogeneous, homogeneous, homogenous, homologous, homopterous, hydrous, hypogynous, illustrious, impecunious, impervious, incommodious, incongruous, inconspicuous, indecorous, infamous, infelicitous, innocuous, intravenous, isogenous, isomerous, joyous, judicious, laborious, ludicrous, lustrous, magnanimous, malicious, malodorous, monoclinous, monoecious, multiparous, nauseous, perigynous, poisonous, porous, precious, quadrumanous, ramous, rebellious, spacious, subaqueous, synchronous, tubuliflorous, unanimous, valorous, vicious, wondrous, xerophilous
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