discrepant
English
Etymology
From Latin discrepāns, present participle of discrepō (“to differ in sound, differ, disagree”), from dis- (“apart”) + crepō (“to make a noise, crackle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɪskɹɪpənt/, /dɪˈskɹɛpənt/
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Adjective
discrepant (comparative more discrepant, superlative most discrepant)
- Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
- 1671, Ralph Cudworth, The True Intellectual System of the Universe, Chapter 4:
- The Egyptians were doubtless the most singular of all the Pagans, and the most oddly discrepant from the rest in their manner of worship; yet nevertheless, that these also agreed with the rest in those fundamentals of worshipping one supreme and universal Numen […]
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Folio Society 2008, p. 29:
- But the term ‘godlike’ […] becomes exceedingly vague, for many gods have flourished in religious history, and their attributes have been discrepant enough.
- 1671, Ralph Cudworth, The True Intellectual System of the Universe, Chapter 4:
Synonyms
- inconsistent
- incompatible
- at variance
Related terms
- discrepancy
Translations
inconsistent, dissimilar
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Noun
discrepant (plural discrepants)
- (archaic) A dissident.
- 1646, Jeremy Taylor, A Discourse of the Liberty of Prophesying
- If you persecute heretics or discrepants, they unite themselves as to a common defence […]
- 1646, Jeremy Taylor, A Discourse of the Liberty of Prophesying
Further reading
- discrepant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- discrepant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- discrepant at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- predicants
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin discrepāns, present participle of discrepō (“to differ in sound, differ, disagree”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /dis.kɾəˈpant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /dis.kɾəˈpan/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /dis.kɾeˈpant/
Adjective
discrepant (masculine and feminine plural discrepants)
- differing, divergent
Related terms
- discrepància
- discrepar
Further reading
- “discrepant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin
Verb
discrepant
- third-person plural present active indicative of discrepō
Romanian
Etymology
From Italian discrepante.
Adjective
discrepant m or n (feminine singular discrepantă, masculine plural discrepanți, feminine and neuter plural discrepante)
- discrepant, diverging
Declension
Declension of discrepant
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | discrepant | discrepantă | discrepanți | discrepante | ||
| definite | discrepantul | discrepanta | discrepanții | discrepantele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | discrepant | discrepante | discrepanți | discrepante | ||
| definite | discrepantului | discrepantei | discrepanților | discrepantelor | |||