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Antonyms for irregularity


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-reg-yuh-lar-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˌrɛg yəˈlær ɪ ti



Definition of irregularity

Origin :
  • early 14c., "violation of Church rules," from Old French irregularité (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin irregularitas, from irregularis (see irregular). Meaning "state of being not regular" is from 1590s.
  • noun unevenness
  • noun something that is irregular
  • noun a suspicious or illegal occurrence
Example sentences :
  • The irregularity of the proceeding was unnoticed in the tense excitement.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • Irregularity and pain in menstruation are a frequent cause of neuroticism.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • The use of either instrument, when unaccompanied, leads to every sort of irregularity and trickery.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • The irregularity of the meeting must be assigned to the enactment against which it offended.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • There should be no plundering, no irregularity, no disregard of general orders.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Secrecy is urged as the reason for the irregularity of the meeting.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • What would make their defection more certain was the irregularity of pay.
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
  • Trust to some irregularity when you are there, to get recalled, and be injured.
  • Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
  • Irregularity and singularity were among the fashions of the day.
  • Extract from : « A Houseful of Girls » by Sarah Tytler
  • Every character is more or less regular in its irregularity.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Mind » by James Mark Baldwin

Synonyms for irregularity

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