irregularity

irregularity

English

Etymology

From Middle French irrégularité, from Medieval Latin irregularitas

Noun

irregularity (countable and uncountable, plural irregularities)

1. (countable) An instance of being irregular.
2. (uncountable) The state or condition of being irregular, or the extent to which something is irregular.
3. (countable) An object or event that is not regular or ordinary.

   an irregularity of surface

4. (countable) A violation of rules.

   An investigation of the irregularities in the company's accounts uncovered a large-scale fraud.

5. (euphemistic) Irregular bowel movement (e.g. diarrhea or constipation).
   • 2000, James Dallas Jardine; Indu Vaid, Alternative Therapies, Health Harmony, →ISBN, page 246:

     Consuming copious amounts of vegetables, fruit, milk, and an abundance of water effectively treats irregularity. Establishing regular eating, bowel movement, and exercise habits are helpful too.

Synonyms

• (state of being irregular): See also Thesaurus:nonuniformity

Antonyms

• regularity

Related terms

• irregular

Translations

instance being irregular

Catalan: irregularitat f Czech: nepravidelnost f French: irrégularité (fr) f Galician: irregularidade (gl) f German: Unregelmäßigkeit (de) f Hungarian: rendellenesség (hu) Irish: neamhrialtacht f, mírialtacht f

Japanese: 不規則 (fukisoku), 不規則性 (fukisokusei) Korean: 불규칙 (ko) (bulgyuchik) Portuguese: irregularidade (pt) f Romanian: iregularitate (ro) f, neregularitate (ro) f Russian: непра́вильность (ru) f (neprávilʹnostʹ) Spanish: irregularidad (es) f

state or condition of being irregular

Catalan: irregularitat f French: irrégularité (fr) f Galician: irregularidade (gl) f German: Unregelmäßigkeit (de) f Irish: neamhrialtacht f, mírialtacht f

Japanese: 不規則 (fukisoku), 不同 (ja) (fudō), 不揃い (ja) (fuzoroi) Portuguese: irregularidade (pt) f Romanian: iregularitate (ro) f, neregularitate (ro) f Russian: нерегуля́рность (ru) f (nereguljárnostʹ) Spanish: irregularidad (es) f

object or event that is not regular

Catalan: irregularitat f French: irrégularité (fr) f Galician: irregularidade (gl) f German: Unebenheit (de) f Hungarian: egyenetlenség (hu)

Portuguese: irregularidade (pt) f Romanian: iregularitate (ro) f Russian: неро́вность (ru) f (neróvnostʹ), неравноме́рность (ru) f (neravnomérnostʹ) Spanish: irregularidad (es) f

violation of rules

French: irrégularité (fr) f Galician: irregularidade (gl) f German: Unvorschriftsmäßigkeit f, Ungesetzlichkeit f Hungarian: szabálytalanság (hu)

Japanese: 反則 (ja) (hansoku) Portuguese: irregularidade (pt) f Romanian: violare de regulament Russian: наруше́ние пра́вил n (narušénije právil), незако́нность (ru) f (nezakónnostʹ)