irregularity

Other forms of irregularity

plural

irregularities·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about irregularity

What does irregularity mean?

irregularity means "behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in irregularity?

irregularity has 6 syllables: ir-reg-u-lar-i-ty. The stress falls on "lar". In IPA it is /ˌɪˌɹɛɡjəˈlɛɹəti/.

What is another word for irregularity?

Close synonyms include abnormality, unregularity, geometrical irregularity, constipation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of irregularity?

The recorded antonyms are regularity.

Is irregularity a common word?

irregularity is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with irregularity?

7 words rhyme with irregularity. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.