"deformity" meaning in English

See deformity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈfɔːmɪti/ [UK], /dɪˈfɔɹməti/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deformity.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-deformity.wav Forms: deformities [plural]
Etymology: From Old French deformite, from Latin dēfōrmitās (“deformity, ugliness”), from dēfōrmis (“deformed, ugly”) + -itās, from dē + fōrma (“shape, form”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|deformite}} Old French deformite, {{der|en|la|dēfōrmitās||deformity, ugliness}} Latin dēfōrmitās (“deformity, ugliness”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} deformity (countable and uncountable, plural deformities)
  1. The state of being deformed. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Something which is deformed): урод (urod) (Bulgarian), deformitat [feminine] (Catalan), misdannelse [common-gender] (Danish), deformitet [common-gender] (Danish), canggaan (Indonesian), deformità [feminine] (Italian), deformidade [feminine] (Portuguese), deformitet [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), deformidad [feminine] (Spanish), disformidad [feminine] (Spanish) Translations (The state of being deformed): уродливост (urodlivost) (Bulgarian), deformitat [feminine] (Catalan), deformitet [common-gender] (Danish), vanskabthed [common-gender] (Danish), canggaan (Indonesian), deformità [feminine] (Italian), dēfōrmitās [feminine] (Latin), misdannelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), deformidade [feminine] (Portuguese), deformiranost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), izobličenost [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), deformidad [feminine] (Spanish), disformidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-deformity-en-noun-PJ~Yxs2T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'Something which is deformed': 65 35 Disambiguation of 'The state of being deformed': 97 3
  2. An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-deformity-en-noun-7g7HsNRq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: deformitie [archaic] Derived forms: antideformity, boutonniere deformity, Madelung's deformity, swan neck deformity, trapdoor deformity

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Something which is deformed",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "disformidad"
    }
  ],
  "word": "deformity"
}

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