Meanings
plural irregularities
- countableAn instance of being irregular.
A new track-recording vehicle has been developed for British Railways as part of the modernisation programme. It can locate and record the smallest irregularities in the track, and will be an aid to railway engineers in making better use of manpower and materials for track maintenance.
1959 August 28, “Track-Recording Coach for B.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 523 - uncountableThe state or condition of being irregular, or the extent to which something is irregular.
- countableA violation of rules.
An investigation of the irregularities in the company's accounts uncovered a large-scale fraud.
- countableeuphemisticuncountableIrregular bowel movement (e.g. diarrhea or constipation).
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.
2000, James Dallas Jardine, Indu Vaid, Alternative Therapies, Health Harmony, →ISBN, page 246
Synonyms & antonyms
nounbehavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
nounnot characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals
nounan irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern
nounirregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Medieval Latinirregularitas
- Middle Frenchirrégularité
- Englishirregularity
From Middle French irrégularité, from Medieval Latin irregularitas. Morphologically irregular + -ity.
More words from Middle French, Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία
- ἀνωμαλία (anōmalía)instance being irregular
Bulgarian нередност
- нередност (nerednost)violation of rules
Catalan irregularitat, irregularitat
- irregularitatinstance being irregular
- irregularitatstate or condition of being irregular
- irregularitatobject or event that is not regular
Czech nepravidelnost
- nepravidelnostinstance being irregular
Finnish epäsäännöllisyys, säännöttömyys
- epäsäännöllisyysinstance being irregular
- säännöttömyysinstance being irregular
- epäsäännöllisyysstate or condition of being irregular
- säännöttömyysstate or condition of being irregular
- epäsäännöllisyysobject or event that is not regular
- säännöttömyysobject or event that is not regular
- sääntöjenvastaisuusviolation of rules
French irrégularité, irrégularité
- irrégularitéinstance being irregular
- irrégularitéstate or condition of being irregular
- irrégularitéobject or event that is not regular
- irrégularitéviolation of rules
German Unregelmäßigkeit, Unregelmäßigkeit
- Unregelmäßigkeitinstance being irregular
- Unregelmäßigkeitstate or condition of being irregular
- Unebenheitobject or event that is not regular
- Unvorschriftsmäßigkeitviolation of rules
- Ungesetzlichkeitviolation of rules
Hindi अनियमितता, अनियमितता
- अनियमितता (aniyamittā)instance being irregular
- अनियमितता (aniyamittā)state or condition of being irregular
- अनियमित (aniymit)object or event that is not regular
- अनियमितता (aniymittā)violation of rules
Hungarian rendellenesség, egyenetlenség
- rendellenességinstance being irregular
- egyenetlenségobject or event that is not regular
- szabálytalanságviolation of rules
Irish neamhrialtacht, mírialtacht
- neamhrialtachtinstance being irregular
- mírialtachtinstance being irregular
- neamhrialtachtstate or condition of being irregular
- mírialtachtstate or condition of being irregular
Italian irregolarità, anomalia
- irregolaritàinstance being irregular
- anomaliastate or condition of being irregular
- anomaliaobject or event that is not regular
- irregolaritàviolation of rules
Japanese 不規則, 不規則性
- 不規則 (fukisoku)instance being irregular
- 不規則性 (fukisokusei)instance being irregular
- 不規則 (fukisoku)state or condition of being irregular
- 不同 (fudō)state or condition of being irregular
- 不揃い (fuzoroi)state or condition of being irregular
- 反則 (hansoku)violation of rules
Korean 불규칙
- 불규칙 (bulgyuchik)instance being irregular
Latin irregularitas
- irregularitasinstance being irregular
Polish nieregularność, nieregularność
- nieregularnośćinstance being irregular
- nieregularnośćstate or condition of being irregular
- anomaliaobject or event that is not regular
- nieregularnośćobject or event that is not regular
- naruszenieviolation of rules
Portuguese irregularidade, irregularidade
- irregularidadeinstance being irregular
- irregularidadestate or condition of being irregular
- irregularidadeobject or event that is not regular
- irregularidadeviolation of rules
Romanian iregularitate, neregularitate
- iregularitateinstance being irregular
- neregularitateinstance being irregular
- iregularitatestate or condition of being irregular
- neregularitatestate or condition of being irregular
- iregularitateobject or event that is not regular
- violare de regulamentviolation of rules
Russian непра́вильность, нерегуля́рность
- непра́вильность (neprávilʹnostʹ)instance being irregular
- нерегуля́рность (nereguljárnostʹ)state or condition of being irregular
- неро́вность (neróvnostʹ)object or event that is not regular
- неравноме́рность (neravnomérnostʹ)object or event that is not regular
- наруше́ние пра́вил (narušénije právil)violation of rules
- незако́нность (nezakónnostʹ)violation of rules
Spanish irregularidad, irregularidad
- irregularidadinstance being irregular
- irregularidadstate or condition of being irregular
- irregularidadobject or event that is not regular
Swedish oegentlighet
- oegentlighetviolation of rules
Tamil அக்கிரமம்
- அக்கிரமம் (akkiramam)instance being irregular
Cite this entry
irregularity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irregularity
“irregularity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irregularity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irregularity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irregularity.
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